Biomarkers predictive of anti-immune checkpoint response

ABSTRACT

The present invention is based on the identification of novel biomarkers predictive of responsiveness to anti-immune checkpoint therapies.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is the U.S. national phase of International Patent Application No. PCT/US2018/012936, filed on Jan. 9, 2018, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/445,105, filed on 11 Jan. 2017; the entire contents of each of said applications are incorporated herein in their entirety by this reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Immune checkpoint therapies can yield durable responses and long-lasting survival benefit across some cancer types (Topalian et al. (2015) Cancer Cell 27:450-461). Indeed, checkpoint therapies have been approved for use in metastatic melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, bladder cancer, and renal cell carcinoma, including as a first-line therapy for non-small cell lung cancer. However, many subjects among a population of subjects having the same cancer type do not exhibit a therapeutic benefit or relapse despite being treated with the same immune checkpoint therapy. It is presently unclear which factors associated with a cancer or type thereof, such as mutational load, neoantigen presentation, transcriptomic signatures, microbiome features, immune cell infiltration, or other indicators, are predictive of response to immune checkpoint therapies. Accordingly, there remains a great need in the art to identify biomarkers predictive of immune checkpoint therapy in order to better treat cancer of subjects in need thereof.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is based, at least in part, on the discovery that alterations in multiple oncogenic signaling pathways, including SWI/SNF pathway but also other chromatin modifiers, such as KDM6A, and EGFR signaling, predict response or resistance to immune checkpoint therapies, including (but not limited to) monoclonal antibodies targeting PD-1, PD-L1, and CTLA-4, across multiple cancer types. The SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, which contains ARID1A, ARID1B, ARID2, SMARCA2, SMARCA4, SMARCB1, and PBRM1 subunits, among other subunits, plays a role in replication, transcription, DNA repair, and control of cell proliferation and differentiation. Although alterations in SWI/SNF subunits are known to play a role in the pathogenesis of ˜20% of human cancers, including clear cell renal cell carcinoma, lung cancer, squamous cell carcinomas, hepatocellular carcinoma, small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and pancreatic cancer (Kadoch and Crabtree (2015) Sci. Adv. 1:e150047), it was heretofore unknown that a mutation in one or more subunits of the SWI/SNF complex (e.g., mutations in one or more subunits of the PBAF complex, such as PBRM1 and ARID2), is predictive of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors. The same lack of predictive response applies to mutations in certain chromatin modifiers, such as KDM6A, and certain EGFR signaling components described herein. Since mutations in certain SWI/SNF complex subunits, chromatin modifiers, and/or EGFR signaling components described herein are found within a variety of cancers and types thereof, including bladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma, lung cancer, and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, these biomarkers have wide-ranging implications for patient stratification for immune checkpoint therapy across a wide variety of hyperproliferative disorders.

In one aspect, a method of identifying the likelihood of a cancer in a subject to be responsive to an immune checkpoint therapy, the method comprising a) obtaining or providing a subject sample from a patient having cancer; b) measuring the amount or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 in the subject sample; and c) comparing said amount or activity of the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 in a control sample, wherein the absence of or a significantly decreased amount or activity of the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 in the subject sample and/or the presence of or a significantly increased amount or activity of the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 having a loss of function mutation in the subject sample, relative to the control sample identifies the cancer as being more likely to be responsive to the immune checkpoint therapy; and wherein the presence of or a significantly increased amount or activity of the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 in the subject sample and/or the absence of or a decreased amount or activity of the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 having a loss of function mutation in the subject sample, relative to the control sample identifies the cancer as being less likely to be responsive to the immune checkpoint therapy, is provided.

In another aspect, a method of identifying the likelihood of a cancer in a subject to be responsive to immune checkpoint therapy, the method comprising a) obtaining or providing a subject sample from a patient having cancer, wherein the sample comprises nucleic acid molecules from the subject; b) determining the copy number of at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 in the subject sample; and c) comparing said copy number to that of a control sample, wherein a decreased copy number of the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 in the in the subject sample and/or an increased copy number of the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 having a loss of function mutation in the subject sample, relative to the control sample identifies the cancer as being more likely to be responsive to the immune checkpoint therapy; and wherein a wild type or increased copy number of the biomarker in the subject sample and/or or a decreased copy number of the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 having a loss of function mutation in the sample relative to the control sample identifies the cancer as being less likely to be responsive to the immune checkpoint therapy, is provided.

Numerous embodiments are further provided that can be applied to any aspect of the present invention and/or combined with any other embodiment described herein. For example, in one embodiment, the method provided herein further comprises recommending, prescribing, or administering the immune checkpoint therapy if the cancer is determined likely to be responsive to the immune checkpoint therapy or administering an anti-cancer therapy other than the immune checkpoint therapy if the cancer is determined be less likely to be responsive to the immune checkpoint therapy. The anti-cancer therapy may be, for example, selected from the group consisting of targeted therapy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and/or hormonal therapy. In another embodiment, the control sample described herein is determined from a cancerous or non-cancerous sample from either the patient or a member of the same species to which the patient belongs. In still another embodiment, the control sample is a cancerous or non-cancerous sample from the patient obtained from an earlier point in time than the patient sample. In yet another embodiment, the control sample is obtained before the patient has received immune checkpoint therapy and the patient sample is obtained after the patient has received immune checkpoint therapy. In another embodiment, the control sample described herein comprises cells or does not comprise cells. In still another embodiment, the control sample comprises cancer cells known to be responsive or non-responsive to the immune checkpoint therapy.

In another aspect, a method of assessing the efficacy of an agent for treating a cancer in a subject that is unlikely to be responsive to an immune checkpoint therapy, comprising a) detecting in a first subject sample and maintained in the presence of the agent the amount or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 1; b) detecting the amount or activity of the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 in a second subject sample and maintained in the absence of the test compound; and c) comparing the amount or activity of the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 from steps a) and b), wherein the presence of or a significantly increased amount or activity of the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 in the first subject sample and/or the absence of or a decreased amount or activity of the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 having a loss of function mutation in the first subject sample, relative to at least one subsequent subject sample, indicates that the agent treats the cancer in the subject, is provided.

In another aspect, a method of assessing the efficacy of an agent for treating a cancer in a subject or prognosing progression of a cancer in a subject, comprising a) detecting in a subject sample at a first point in time the amount or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 1; b) repeating step a) during at least one subsequent point in time after administration of the agent; and c) comparing the expression and/or activity detected in steps a) and b), wherein the presence of or a significantly increased amount or activity of the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 in the first subject sample and/or the absence of or a decreased amount or activity of the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 having a loss of function mutation in the first subject sample, relative to at least one subsequent subject sample, indicates that the cancer is unlikely to progress or that the agent treats the cancer in the subject, is provided. In one embodiment, between the first point in time and the subsequent point in time, the subject has undergone treatment, completed treatment, and/or is in remission for the cancer. In another embodiment, the first and/or at least one subsequent sample is selected from the group consisting of ex vivo and in vivo samples. In still another embodiment, the first and/or at least one subsequent sample is obtained from an animal model of the cancer. In yet another embodiment, the first and/or at least one subsequent sample is a portion of a single sample or pooled samples obtained from the subject.

In another aspect, a cell-based assay for screening for agents that have a cytotoxic or cytostatic effect on a cancer cell that is unresponsive to an immune checkpoint therapy comprising, contacting the cancer cell with a test agent, and determining the ability of the test agent to decrease the amount or activity of at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 in the subject sample and/or increase the amount or activity of the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 having a loss of function mutation, is provided. In one embodiment, the step of contacting occurs in vivo, ex vivo, or in vitro. In another embodiment, the subject sample and/or the control sample has not been contacted with any anti-cancer treatment or inhibitor of an immune checkpoint. In still another embodiment, the subject has not been administered any anti-cancer treatment or inhibitor of an immune checkpoint. In yet another embodiment, the method or the cell-based assay provided herein further comprises recommending, prescribing, or administering at least one additional anti-cancer therapeutic agent. In another embodiment, the at least one additional anti-cancer therapeutic agent comprises an anti-PD-1 antibody and/or an anti-CTLA4 antibody.

As described above, numerous embodiments are contemplated for any aspect of the present invention described herein. For example, in one embodiment, the subject sample is selected from the group consisting of serum, whole blood, plasma, urine, cells, cell lines, and biopsies. In another embodiment, the amount of the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 is detected using a reagent which specifically binds with the protein. For example, the reagent may be selected from the group consisting of an antibody, an antibody derivative, and an antibody fragment. In still another embodiment, the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 is assessed by detecting the presence in the sample of a transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof. For example, the transcribed polynucleotide may be an mRNA or a cDNA. The transcribed polynucleotide cam be detected by identifying a nucleic acid that anneals with the biomarker nucleic acid, or a portion thereof, under stringent hybridization conditions. In yet another embodiment, the step of detecting further comprises amplifying the transcribed polynucleotide. In another embodiment, the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1 is human PBRM1, ARID2, BRD7, PHF10, KDM6A, ARID1A, ARID1B, BRG1, BRM, CRB1, or EGFR, or a fragment thereof. In still another embodiment, the immune checkpoint therapy described herein comprises at least one antibody selected from the group consisting of anti-PD-1 antibodies, anti-CTLA-4 antibodies, anti-PD-L1 antibodies, anti-PD-L2 antibodies, and combinations thereof. For example, the immune checkpoint therapy may comprise an anti-PD-1 antibody and/or an anti-CTLA4 antibody. In yet another embodiment, the likelihood of the cancer in the subject to be responsive to immune checkpoint therapy is the likelihood of at least one criteria selected from the group consisting of cellular proliferation, tumor burden, m-stage, metastasis, progressive disease, clinical benefit rate, survival until mortality, pathological complete response, semi-quantitative measures of pathologic response, clinical complete remission, clinical partial remission, clinical stable disease, recurrence-free survival, metastasis free survival, disease free survival, circulating tumor cell decrease, circulating marker response, and RECIST criteria. In another embodiment, the cancer is a solid tumor. In still another embodiment, the cancer is selected from the group consisting of melanoma, lung cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), sarcoma, bladder cancer, and renal cell cancer. In another embodiment, the cancer is melanoma. In still another embodiment, the cancer is metastatic. In still another embodiment, the subject described herein is a mammal. In yet another embodiment, the mammal is an animal model of cancer. In another embodiment, the mammal is a human.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

FIG. 1 summarizes the different types of cancer samples and their sources for analysis.

FIG. 2 depicts two criteria (exclusion and inclusion) for selecting quality controls for analysis.

FIG. 3 depicts that different patients had different degrees of clinical benefit from immune checkpoint therapy.

FIG. 4 compares the amount of nonsynonymous mutations in patients having different degrees of clinical benefit from immune checkpoint therapy.

FIG. 5 shows genes significantly mutated in responders vs. non-responders.

FIG. 6 shows genes significantly mutated in responders vs. non-responders or intermediate responders (such as those having intermediate clinical benefit).

FIG. 7 shows genes significantly mutated (such as those having truncating muations) in responders vs. non-responders.

FIG. 8 shows genes significantly mutated (such as those having truncating muations) in responders vs. non-responders or intermediate responders (those having intermediate clinical benefit).

FIG. 9 depicts protein subunits of the SWI/SNF protein complex.

FIG. 10 shows SWI/SNF-relevant genes significantly mutated in responders vs. non-responders.

FIG. 11 shows SWI/SNF-relevant genes significantly mutated (such as those having truncating muations) in responders vs. non-responders.

FIG. 12 depicts an enzymatic function scheme of KDM6A.

FIG. 13 includes 4 panels, identified as panels A, B, C, and D, which show the Kaplan-Meier analysis result for baseline clinical variables as predictors of PFS for SU2C cohort (N=39).

FIG. 14 shows the quality control processes for analyzing the SU2C cohort.

FIG. 15 depicts the different responses of 39 SU2C lung cancer patients to anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy.

FIG. 16 shows the mutational burden and response to immune checkpoint therapies of each patient (N=31).

FIG. 17 shows the relationship between clinical burden and clinical benefit in a cohort in Rizvi et al. (2015) Science 348:124-128. RECIST was not taken into account (such that 2 patients with PR and PFS of ˜4 months were considered nonresponders).

FIG. 18 shows that pre-treatment tumor mutational load was a strong predictor of response to immune checkpoint therapy in anti-PD1/PD-L1-treated lung cancer. All mutations: CB vs. NCB; p=0.003. All mutations: CB or SD vs. NCB; p=0.004. Nonsyns: CB vs. NCB; p=0.0047. Nonsyns: CB or SD vs. NCB; p=0.0064. Clonal: CB vs. NCB; p=0.024. Clonal: CB or SD vs. NCB; p=0.007. If dropping two large outliers (highest mutational load CB and SD), p-values for all mutations go to 0.009 and 0.011.

FIG. 19 shows commoly mutated genes in lung cancer. NF1 alterations were more frequent in responders (3/6 clinical benefit, 3/13 stable disease, 0/12 NCB). EGFR hotspot alterations were seen more frequently in nonresponders. KRAS hotspot alterations seen more frequently in responders (1/6 clinical benefit, 4/13 SD, 1/12 NCB). SU2C-1006: splice site mutation in MET; missense mutation in LTBP1. SU2C-1066: 3 missense mutations in LEPR. SU2C-1068: 2 missense mutations in LEPR. SU2C-1067: Missense mutations in STAG2 and SRCAP. EGFR hotspot is L858. SU2C-1066 may be excluded, since its Purity=0.36.

FIG. 20 shows significantly mutated genes (N=6 clinical benefit vs. 12 no clinical benefit).

FIG. 21 shows that patients with hotspot mutations in EGFR uniformly did not respond to immune checkpoint therapy.

FIG. 22 shows that SAFB2 indels were likely caused by sequencing artifact.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

It has been determined herein that certain SWI/SNF complex subunits (e.g., PBRM1, ARID2, and other SWI/SNF complex subunits described herein, such as in the Tables and Examples), additional chromatin modifiers (e.g., such as KDM6A), and EGFR signaling components are specific biomarkers for predicted clinical outcome in a wide variety of cancers afflicting patients who have received anti-immune checkpoint-based therapy (e.g., anti-PD1 and/or anti-CTLA4 agents). Accordingly, the present invention relates, in part, to methods for stratifying patients and predicting response of a cancer in a subject to immune checkpoint therapy based upon a determination and analysis of mutations, described herein, of biomarkers, compared to a control. In addition, such analyses can be used in order to provide useful anti-immune checkpoint treatment regimens (e.g., based on predictions of clinical response, subject survival or relapse, timing of adjuvant or neoadjuvant treatment, etc.).

I. Definitions

The articles “a” and “an” are used herein to refer to one or to more than one (i.e. to at least one) of the grammatical object of the article. By way of example, “an element” means one element or more than one element.

The term “altered amount” or “altered level” refers to increased or decreased copy number (e.g., germline and/or somatic) of a biomarker nucleic acid, e.g., increased or decreased expression level in a cancer sample, as compared to the expression level or copy number of the biomarker nucleic acid in a control sample. The term “altered amount” of a biomarker also includes an increased or decreased protein level of a biomarker protein in a sample, e.g., a cancer sample, as compared to the corresponding protein level in a normal, control sample. Furthermore, an altered amount of a biomarker protein may be determined by detecting posttranslational modification such as methylation status of the marker, which may affect the expression or activity of the biomarker protein.

The amount of a biomarker in a subject is “significantly” higher or lower than the normal amount of the biomarker, if the amount of the biomarker is greater or less, respectively, than the normal level by an amount greater than the standard error of the assay employed to assess amount, and preferably at least 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 150%, 200%, 300%, 350%, 400%, 500%, 600%, 700%, 800%, 900%, 1000% or than that amount. Such “significance” can be assessed from any desired or known point of comparison, such as a particular post-treatment versus pre-treatment biomarker measurement ratio (e.g., 1-fold, 1.1-fold, 1.2-fold, 1.3-fold, 1.4-fold, 1.5-fold, and the like) or a particular pre-treatment serum biomarker protein measurement (e.g., 2,500 pg/ml, 2,750 pg/ml, 3,000 pg/ml, 3,175 pg/ml, 3,250 pg/ml, 3,500 pg/ml, and the like). Alternately, the amount of the biomarker in the subject can be considered “significantly” higher or lower than the normal amount if the amount is at least about two, and preferably at least about three, four, or five times, higher or lower, respectively, than the normal amount of the biomarker. Such “significance” can also be applied to any other measured parameter described herein, such as for expression, inhibition, cytotoxicity, cell growth, and the like.

The term “altered level of expression” of a biomarker refers to an expression level or copy number of the biomarker in a test sample, e.g., a sample derived from a patient suffering from cancer, that is greater or less than the standard error of the assay employed to assess expression or copy number, and is preferably at least twice, and more preferably three, four, five or ten or more times the expression level or copy number of the biomarker in a control sample (e.g., sample from a healthy subjects not having the associated disease) and preferably, the average expression level or copy number of the biomarker in several control samples. The altered level of expression is greater or less than the standard error of the assay employed to assess expression or copy number, and is preferably at least 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 150%, 200%, 300%, 350%, 400%, 500%, 600%, 700%, 800%, 900%, 1000% or more times the expression level or copy number of the biomarker in a control sample (e.g., sample from a healthy subjects not having the associated disease) and preferably, the average expression level or copy number of the biomarker in several control samples.

The term “altered activity” of a biomarker refers to an activity of the biomarker which is increased or decreased in a disease state, e.g., in a cancer sample, as compared to the activity of the biomarker in a normal, control sample. Altered activity of the biomarker may be the result of, for example, altered expression of the biomarker, altered protein level of the biomarker, altered structure of the biomarker, or, e.g., an altered interaction with other proteins involved in the same or different pathway as the biomarker or altered interaction with transcriptional activators or inhibitors.

The term “altered structure” of a biomarker refers to the presence of mutations or allelic variants within a biomarker nucleic acid or protein, e.g., mutations which affect expression or activity of the biomarker nucleic acid or protein, as compared to the normal or wild-type gene or protein. For example, mutations include, but are not limited to substitutions, deletions, or addition mutations. Mutations may be present in the coding or non-coding region of the biomarker nucleic acid.

The term “SWI/SNF complex” refers to SWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable, a nucleosome remodeling complex found in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes (Neigeborn Carlson (1984) Genetics 108:845-858; Stern et al. (1984) J. Mol. Biol. 178:853-868). The SWI/SNF complex was first discovered in the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, named after yeast mating types switching (SWI) and sucrose nonfermenting (SNF) pathways (Workman and Kingston (1998) Annu Rev Biochem. 67:545-579; Sudarsanam and Winston (2000) Trends Genet. 16:345-351). It is a group of proteins comprising, at least, SWI1, SWI2/SNF2, SWI3, SWI5, and SWIG, as well as other polypeptides (Pazin and Kadonaga (1997) Cell 88:737-740). A genetic screening for suppressive mutations of the SWI/SNF phenotypes identified different histones and chromatin components, suggesting that these proteins were possibly involved in histone binding and chromatin organization (Winston and Carlson (1992) Trends Genet. 8:387-391). Biochemical purification of the SWI/SNF2p in S. cerevisiae demonstrated that this protein was part of a complex containing an additional 11 polypeptides, with a combined molecular weight over 1.5 MDa. The SWI/SNF complex contains the ATPase Swi2/Snf2p, two actin-related proteins (Arp7p and Arp9) and other subunits involved in DNA and protein-protein interactions. The purified SWI/SNF complex was able to alter the nucleosome structure in an ATP-dependent manner (Workman and Kingston (1998), supra; Vignali et al. (2000) Mol Cell Biol. 20:1899-1910). The structures of the SWI/SNF and RSC complexes are highly conserved but not identical, reflecting an increasing complexity of chromatin (e.g., an increased genome size, the presence of DNA methylation, and more complex genetic organization) through evolution. For this reason, the SWI/SNF complex in higher eukaryotes maintains core components, but also substitute or add on other components with more specialized or tissue-specific domains. Yeast contains two distinct and similar remodeling complexes, SWI/SNF and RSC (Remodeling the Structure of Chromatin). In Drosophila, the two complexes are called BAP (Brahma Associated Protein) and PBAP (Polybromo-associated BAP) complexes. The human analogs are BAF (Brg1 Associated Factors, or SWI/SNF-A) and PBAF (Polybromo-associated BAF, or SWI/SNF-B). As shown in FIG. 9, the BAF complex comprises, at least, BAF250A (ARID1A), BAF250B (ARID1B), BAF57 (SMARCE1), BAF190/BRM (SMARCA2), BAF47 (SMARCB1), BAF53A (ACTL6A), BRG1/BAF190 (SMARCA4), BAF155 (SMARCC1), and BAF170 (SMARCC2). The PBAF complex comprises, at last, BAF200 (ARID2), BAF180 (PBRM1), BRD7, BAF45A (PHF10), BRG1/BAF190 (SMARCA4), BAF155 (SMARCC1), and BAF170 (SMARCC2). As in Drosophila, human BAF and PBAF share the different core components BAF47, BAF57, BAF60, BAF155, BAF170, BAF45 and the two actins b-Actin and BAF53 (Mohrmann and Verrijzer (2005) Biochim Biophys Acta. 1681:59-73). The central core of the BAF and PBAF is the ATPase catalytic subunit BRG1/hBRM, which contains multiple domains to bind to other protein subunits and acetylated histones. For a summary of different complex subunits and their domain structure, see Tang et al. (2010) Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 102:122-128 (e.g., FIG. 3), Hohmann and Vakoc (2014) Trends Genet. 30:356-363 (e.g., FIG. 1), and Kadoch and Crabtree (2015) Sci. Adv. 1:e1500447. For chromatin remodeling, the SWI/SNF complex use the energy of ATP hydrolysis to slide the DNA around the nucleosome. The first step consists in the binding between the remodeler and the nucleosome. This binding occurs with nanomolar affinity and reduces the digestion of nucleosomal DNA by nucleases. The 3-D structure of the yeast RSC complex was first solved and imaged using negative stain electron microscopy (Asturias et al. (2002) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 99:13477-13480). The first Cryo-EM structure of the yeast SWI/SNF complex was published in 2008 (Dechassa et al. 2008). DNA footprinting data showed that the SWI/SNF complex makes close contacts with only one gyre of nucleosomal DNA. Protein crosslinking showed that the ATPase SWI2/SNF2p and Swi5p (the homologue of Ini1p in human), Snf6, Swi29, Snfl1 and Sw82p (not conserved in human) make close contact with the histones. Several individual SWI/SNF subunits are encoded by gene families, whose protein products are mutually exclusive in the complex (Wu et al. (2009) Cell 136:200-206). Thus, only one paralog is incorporated in a given SWI/SNF assembly. The only exceptions are BAF155 and BAF170, which are always present in the complex as homo- or hetero-dimers. Combinatorial association of SWI/SNF subunits could in principle give rise to hundreds of distinct complexes, although the exact number has yet to be determined (Wu et al. (2009), supra). Genetic evidence suggests that distinct subunit configurations of SWI/SNF are equipped to perform specialized functions. As an example, SWI/SNF contains one of two ATPase subunits, BRG1 or BRM/SMARCA2, which share 75% amino acid sequence identity (Khavari et al. (1993) Nature 366:170-174). While in certain cell types BRG1 and BRM can compensate for loss of the other subunit, in other contexts these two ATPases perform divergent functions (Strobeck et al. (2002) J Biol Chem. 277:4782-4789; Hoffman et al. (2014) Proc Nall Acad Sci USA. 111:3128-3133). In some cell types, BRG1 and BRM can even functionally oppose one another to regulate differentiation (Flowers et al. (2009) J Biol Chem. 284:10067-10075). The functional specificity of BRG1 and BRM has been linked to sequence variations near their N-terminus, which have different interaction specificities for transcription factors (Kadam and Emerson (2003) Mol Cell. 11:377-389). Another example of paralogous subunits that form mutually exclusive SWI/SNF complexes are ARID1A/BAF250A, ARID1B/BAF250B, and ARID2/BAF200. ARID1A and ARID1B share 60% sequence identity, but yet can perform opposing functions in regulating the cell cycle, with MYC being an important downstream target of each paralog (Nagl et al. (2007) EMBO J. 26:752-763). ARID2 has diverged considerably from ARID1A/ARID1B and exists in a unique SWI/SNF assembly known as PBAF (or SWI/SNF-B), which contains several unique subunits not found in ARID1A/B-containing complexes. The composition of SWI/SNF can also be dynamically reconfigured during cell fate transitions through cell type-specific expression patterns of certain subunits. For example, BAF53A/ACTL6A is repressed and replaced by BAF53B/ACTL6B during neuronal differentiation, a switch that is essential for proper neuronal functions in vivo (Lessard et al. (2007) Neuron 55:201-215). These studies stress that SWI/SNF in fact represents a collection of multi-subunit complexes whose integrated functions control diverse cellular processes, which is also incorporated in the scope of definitions of the instant disclosure. Two recently published meta-analyses of cancer genome sequencing data estimate that nearly 20% of human cancers harbor mutations in one (or more) of the genes encoding SWI/SNF (Kadoch et al. (2013) Nat Genet. 45:592-601; Shain and Pollack (2013) PLoS One. 8:e55119). Such mutations are generally loss-of-function, implicating SWI/SNF as a major tumor suppressor in diverse cancers. Specific SWI/SNF gene mutations are generally linked to a specific subset of cancer lineages: SNF5 is mutated in malignant rhabdoid tumors (MRT), PBRM1/BAF180 is frequently inactivated in renal carcinoma, and BRG1 is mutated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and several other cancers. In the instant disclosure, the scope of “SWI/SNF complex” may cover at least one fraction or the whole complex (e.g., some or all subunit proteins/other components), either in the human BAF/PBAF forms or their homologs/orthologs in other species (e.g., the yeast and drosophila forms described herein). Preferably, a “SWI/SNF complex” described herein contains at least part of the full complex bio-functionality, such as binding to other subunits/componets, binding to DNA/histone, catalyzing ATP, promoting chromotin remodeling, etc.

The term “BAF complex” refers to at least one type of mammalian SWI/SNF complexes. Its nucleosome remodeling activity can be reconstituted with a set of four core subunits (BRG1/SMARCA4, SNF5/SMARCB1, BAF155/SMARCC1, and BAF170/SMARCC2), which have orthologs in the yeast complex (Phelan et al. (1999) Mol Cell. 3:247-253). However, mammalian SWI/SNF contains several subunits not found in the yeast counterpart, which can provide interaction surfaces for chromatin (e.g. acetyl-lysine recognition by bromodomains) or transcription factors and thus contribute to the genomic targeting of the complex (Wang et al. (1996) EMBO J. 15:5370-5382; Wang et al. (1996) Genes Dev. 10:2117-2130; Nie et al. (2000)). A key attribute of mammalian SWI/SNF is the heterogeneity of subunit configurations that can exist in different tissues and even in a single cell type (e.g., as BAF, PBAF, neural progenitor BAF (npBAF), neuron BAF (nBAF), embryonic stem cell BAF (esBAF), etc.). In some embodiments, the BAF complex described herein refers to one type of mammalian SWI/SNF complexes, which is different from PBAF complexes.

The term “PBAF complex” refers to one type of mammalian SWI/SNF complexes originally known as SWI/SNF-B. It is highly related to the BAF complex and can be separated with conventional chromatographic approaches. For example, human BAF and PBAF complexes share multiple identical subunits (such as BRG, BAF170, BAF155, BAF60, BAF57, BAF53, BAF45, actin, SS18, and hSNF5/INI1, as illustrated in FIG. 9). However, while BAF contains BAF250 subunit, PBAF contains BAF180 and BAF200, instead (Lemon et al. (2001) Nature 414:924-998; Yan et al. (2005) Genes Dev. 19:1662-1667). Moreover, they do have selectivity in regulating interferon-responsive genes (Yan et al. (2005), supra, showing that BAF200, but not BAF180, is required for PBAF to mediate expression of IFI™1 gene induced by IFN-α, while the IFITM3 gene expression is dependent on BAF but not PBAF). Due to these differentces, PBAF, but not BAF, was able to activate vitamin D receptor-dependent transcription on a chromatinzed template in vitro (Lemon et al. (2001), supra). The 3-D structure of human PBAF complex preserved in negative stain was found to be similar to yeast RSC but dramatically different from yeast SWI/SNF (Leschziner et al. (2005) Structure 13:267-275).

The term “BRG” or “BRG1/BAF190 (SMARCA4)” refers to a subunit of the SWI/SNF complex, which can be find in either BAF or PBAF complex. It is an ATP-depedendent helicase and a transcription activator, encoded by the SMARCA4 gene. BRG1 can also bind BRCA1, as well as regulate the expression of the tumorigenic protein CD44. BRG1 is important for development past the pre-implantation stage. Without having a functional BRG1, exhibited with knockout research, the embryo will not hatch out of the zona pellucida, which will inhibit implantation from occurring on the endometrium (uterine wall). BRG1 is also crucial to the development of sperm. During the first stages of meiosis in spermatogenesis there are high levels of BRG1. When BRG1 is genetically damaged, meiosis is stopped in prophase 1, hindering the development of sperm and would result in infertility. More knockout research has concluded BRG1's aid in the development of smooth muscle. In a BRG1 knockout, smooth muscle in the gastrointestinal tract lacks contractility, and intestines are incomplete in some cases. Another defect occurring in knocking out BRG1 in smooth muscle development is heart complications such as an open ductus arteriosus after birth (Kim et al. (2012) Development 139:1133-1140; Zhang et al. (2011) Mol. Cell. Biol. 31:2618-2631). Mutations in SMARCA4 were first recognized in human lung cancer cell lines (Medina et al. (2008) Hum. Mut. 29:617-622). Later it was recognized that mutations exist in a significant frequency of medulloblastoma and pancreatic cancers among other tumor subtypes (Jones et al. (2012) Nature 488:100-105; Shain et al. (2012) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 109:E252-E259; Shain and Pollack (2013), supra). Mutations in BRG1 (or SMARCA4) appear to be mutually exclusive with the presence of activation at any of the MYC-genes, which indicates that the BRG1 and MYC proteins are functionally related. Another recent study demonstrated a causal role of BRG1 in the control of retinoic acid and glucocorticoid-induced cell differentiation in lung cancer and in other tumor types. This enables the cancer cell to sustain undifferentiated gene expression programs that affect the control of key cellular processes. Furthermore, it explains why lung cancer and other solid tumors are completely refractory to treatments based on these compounds that are effective therapies for some types of leukemia (Romero et al. (2012) EMBO Mol. Med. 4:603-616). The role of BRG1 in sensitivity or resistance to anti-cancer drugs had been recently highlighted by the elucidation of the mechanisms of action of darinaparsin, an arsenic-based anti-cancer drugs. Darinaparsin has been shown to induce phosphorylation of BRG1, which leads to its exclusion from the chromatin. When excluded from the chromatin, BRG1 can no longer act as a transcriptional co-regulator. This leads to the inability of cells to express HO-1, a cytoprotective enzyme. BRG1 has been shown to interact with proteins such as ACTL6A, ARID1A, ARID1B, BRCA1, CTNNB1, CBXS, CREBBP, CCNE1, ESR1, FANCA, HSP90B1, ING1, Myc, NR3C1, P53, POLR2A, PHB, SIN3A, SMARCB1, SMARCC1, SMARCC2, SMARCE1, STAT2, STK11, etc.

The term “BRG” or “BRG1/BAF190 (SMARCA4)” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. Representative human BRG1(SMARCA4) cDNA and human BRG1 protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, seven different human BRG1 isoforms are known. Human BRG1 isoform A (NP_001122321.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 1 (NM_001128849.1), which is the longest transcript. Human BRG1 isoform B (NP_001122316.1 or NP_003063.2) is encodable by the transcript variant 2 (NM_001128844.1), which differs in the 5′ UTR and lacks an alternate exon in the 3′ coding region, compared to the variant 1, and also by the transcript variant 3 (NM_003072.3), which lacks an alternate exon in the 3′ coding region compared to variant 1. Human BRG1 isoform C (NP_001122317.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 4 (NM_001128845.1), which lacks two alternate in-frame exons and uses an alternate splice site in the 3′ coding region, compared to variant 1. Human BRG1 isoform D (NP_001122318.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 5 (NM_001128846.1), which lacks two alternate in-frame exons and uses two alternate splice sites in the 3′ coding region, compared to variant 1. Human BRG1 isoform E (NP_001122319.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 6 (NM_001128847.1), which lacks two alternate in-frame exons in the 3′ coding region, compared to variant 1. Human BRG1 isoform F (NP_001122320.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 7 (NM_001128848.1), which lacks two alternate in-frame exons and uses an alternate splice site in the 3′ coding region, compared to variant 1. Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of BRG1 orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, chimpanzee BRG1 (XM_016935029.1 and XP 016790518.1, XM_016935038.1 and XP_016790527.1, XM_016935039.1 and XP_016790528.1, XM_016935036.1 and XP_016790525.1, XM_016935037.1 and XP_016790526.1, XM_016935041.1 and XP_016790530.1, XM_016935040.1 and XP_016790529.1, XM_016935042.1 and XP_016790531.1, XM_016935043.1 and XP_016790532.1, XM_016935035.1 and XP_016790524.1, XM_016935032.1 and XP_016790521.1, XM_016935033.1 and XP_016790522.1, XM_016935030.1 and XP_016790519.1, XM_016935031.1 and XP_016790520.1, and XM_016935034.1 and XP_016790523.1), Rhesus monkey BRG1 (XM_015122901.1 and XP_014978387.1, XM_015122902.1 and XP_014978388.1, XM_015122903.1 and XP_014978389.1, XM_015122906.1 and XP_014978392.1, XM_015122905.1 and XP_014978391.1, XM_015122904.1 and XP_014978390.1, XM_015122907.1 and XP_014978393.1, XM_015122909.1 and XP_014978395.1, and XM_015122910.1 and XP_014978396.1), dog BRG1 (XM_014122046.1 and) XP_013977521.1, XM_014122043.1 and XP_013977518.1, XM_014122042.1 and) XP_013977517.1, XM_014122041.1 and XP_013977516.1, XM_014122045.1 and XP_013977520.1, and XM_014122044.1 and XP_013977519.1), cattle BRG1 (NM_001105614.1 and NP_001099084.1), mouse BRG1 (NM_001174078.1 and NP_001167549.1, NM_001174079.1 and NP_001167550.1, and NM_011417.3 and NP_035547.2), rat BRG1 (NM_134368.1 and NP_599195.1), chicken BRG1 (NM_205059.1 and NP_990390.1), and zebrafish BRG1 (NM_181603.1 and NP_853634.1).

Anti-BRG1 antibodies suitable for detecting BRG1 protein are well-known in the art and include, for example, MABE1118, MABE121, MABE60, and 07-478 (poly- and mono-clonal antibodies from EMD Millipore, Billerica, Mass.), AM26021PU-N, AP23972PU-N, TA322909, TA322910, TA327280, TA347049, TA347050, TA347851, and TA349038 (antibodies from OriGene Technologies, Rockville, Md.), NB100-2594, AF5738, NBP2-22234, NBP2-41270, NBP1-51230, and NBP1-40379 (antibodes from Novus Biologicals, Littleton, Colo.), ab110641, ab4081, ab215998, ab108318, ab70558, ab118558, ab133257, ab92496, ab196535, and ab196315 (antibodies from AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.), Cat #: 720129, 730011, 730051, MA1-10062, PAS-17003, and PAS-17008 (antibodies from ThermoFisher Scientific, Waltham, Mass.), GTX633391, GTX32478, GTX31917, GTX16472, and GTX50842 (antibodies from GeneTex, Irvine, Calif.), antibody 7749 (ProSci, Poway, Calif.), Brg-1 (N-15), Brg-1 (N-15) X, Brg-1 (H-88), Brg-1 (H-88) X, Brg-1 (P-18), Brg-1 (P-18) X, Brg-1 (G-7), Brg-1 (G-7) X, Brg-1 (H-10), and Brg-1 (H-10) X (antibodies from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Dallas, Tex.), antibody of Cat. AF5738 (R&D Systmes, Minneapolis, Minn.), etc. In addition, reagents are well-known for detecting BRG1 expression. Moreover, mutilple siRNA, shRNA, CRISPR constructs for reducing BRG1 Expression can be found in the commercial product lists of the above-referenced companies. PFI 3 is a known small molecule inhibitor of polybromo 1 and BRG1 (e.g., Cat. B7744 from APExBIO, Houston, Tex.). It is to be noted that the term can further be used to refer to any combination of features described herein regarding BRG1 molecules. For example, any combination of sequence composition, percentage identify, sequence length, domain structure, functional activity, etc. can be used to describe an BRG1 molecule of the present invention.

The term “BRM” or “BRM/BAF190 (SMARCA2)” refers to a subunit of the SWI/SNF complex, which can be found in either BAF or PBAF complexes. It is an ATP-depedendent helicase and a transcription activator, encoded by the SMARCA2 gene. The catalytic core of the SWI/SNF complex can be either of two closely related ATPases, BRM or BRG1, with the potential that the choice of alternative subunits is a key determinant of specificity. Instead of impeding differentiation as was seen with BRG1 depletion, depletion of BRM caused accelerated progression to the differentiation phenotype. BRM was found to regulate genes different from those as BRG1 targets and be capable of overriding BRG1-dependent activation of the osteocalcin promoter, due to its interaction with different ARID family members (Flowers et al. (2009), supra). The known binding partners for BRM include, for example, ACTL6A, ARID1B, CEBPB, POLR2A, Prohibitin, SIN3A, SMARCB1, and SMARCC1.

The term “BRM” or “BRM/BAF190 (SMARCA2)” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. Representative human BRM (SMARCA2) cDNA and human BRM protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, seven different human BRM isoforms are known. Human BRM isoform A (NP_003061.3 or NP_001276325.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 1 (NM_003070.4), which is the longest transcript, or the transcript variant 3 (NM_001289396.1), which differs in the 5′ UTR, compared to variant 1. Human BRM isoform B (NP_620614.2) is encodable by the transcript variant 2 (NM_139045.3), which lacks an alternate in-frame exon in the coding region, compared to variant 1. Human BRM isoform C (NP_001276326.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 4 (NM_001289397.1), which uses an alternate in-frame splice site and lacks an alternate in-frame exon in the 3′ coding region, compared to variant 1. Human BRM isoform D (NP_001276327.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 5 (NM_001289398.1), which differs in the 5′ UTR, lacks a portion of the 5′ coding region, and initiates translation at an alternate downstream start codon, compared to variant 1. Human BRM isoform E (NP_001276328.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 6 (NM_001289399.1), which differs in the 5′ UTR, lacks a portion of the 5′ coding region, and initiates translation at an alternate downstream start codon, compared to variant 1. Human BRM isoform F (NP_001276329.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 7 (NM_001289400.1), which differs in the 5′ UTR, lacks a portion of the 5′ coding region, and initiates translation at an alternate downstream start codon, compared to variant 1. Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of BRM orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, chimpanzee BRM (XM_016960529.1 and XP_016816018.1), dog BRG1 (XM_005615906.2 and XP_005615963.1, XM_845066.4 and XP_850159.1, XM_005615905.2 and XP_005615962.1, XM_005615904.2 and XP_005615961.1, XM_005615903.2 and XP_005615960.1, and XM_005615902.2 and XP_005615959.1), cattle BRM (NM_001099115.2 and NP_001092585.1), mouse BRM (NM_001347439.1 and NP_001334368.1, NM_011416.2 and NP_035546.2, and NM_026003.2 and NP_080279.1), rat BRM (NM_001004446.1 and NP_001004446.1), chicken BRM (NM_205139.1 and NP_990470.1), tropical clawed frog BRM (XM_012952601.1 and XP_012808055.1, XM_012952608.2 and XP_012808062.1, XM_012952597.2 and XP_012808051.1, XM_012952613.2 and XP_012808067.1, and XM_002941009.4 and XP_002941055.2), and zebrafish BRM (NM_001044775.2 and NP_001038240.1).

Anti-BRM antibodies suitable for detecting BRM protein are well-known in the art and include, for example, antibody MABE89 (EMD Millipore, Billerica, Mass.), antibody TA351725 (OriGene Technologies, Rockville, Md.), NBP1-90015, NBP1-80042, NB100-55308, NB100-55309, NB100-55307, and H00006595-M06 (antibodes from Novus Biologicals, Littleton, Colo.), ab15597, ab12165, ab58188, and ab200480 (antibodies from AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.), Cat #: 11966 and 6889 (antibodies from Cell Signaling, Danvers, Mass.), etc. In addition, reagents are well-known for detecting BRM expression. Moreover, mutilple siRNA, shRNA, CRISPR constructs for reducing BRM Expression can be found in the commercial product lists of the above-referenced companies. For example, BRM RNAi product H00006595-R02 (Novus Biologicals), CRISPER gRNA products from GenScript, Piscataway, N.J., and other inhibitory RNA products from Origene, ViGene Biosciences (Rockville, Md.), and Santa Cruz. It is to be noted that the term can further be used to refer to any combination of features described herein regarding BRM molecules. For example, any combination of sequence composition, percentage identify, sequence length, domain structure, functional activity, etc. can be used to describe an BRM molecule of the present invention.

The term “BAF200” or “ARID2” refers to AT-rich interactive domain-containing protein 2, a subunit of the SWI/SNF complex, which can be found in PBAF but not BAF complexes. It facilitates ligand-dependent transcriptional activation by nuclear receptors. The ARID2 gene, located on chromosome 12q in humans, consists of 21 exons; orthologs are known from mouse, rat, cattle, chicken, and mosquito (Zhao et al. (2011) Oncotarget 2:886-891). A conditional knockout mouse line, called Arid2^(tmla(EUCOMM)Wtsi) was generated as part of the International Knockout Mouse Consortium program, a high-throughput mutagenesis project to generate and distribute animal models of disease (Skames et al. (2011) Nature 474:337-342). Human ARID2 protein has 1835 amino acids and a molecular mass of 197391 Da. The ARID2 protein contains two conserved C-terminal C2H2 zinc fingers motifs, a region rich in the amino acid residues proline and glutamine, a RFX (regulatory factor X)-type winged-helix DNA-binding domain (e.g., amino acids 521-601 of SEQ ID NO:8), and a conserved N-terminal AT-rich DNA interaction domain (e.g., amino acids 19-101 of SEQ ID NO:8; Zhao et al. (2011), supra). Mutation studies have revealed ARID2 to be a significant tumor suppressor in many cancer subtypes. ARID2 mutations are prevalent in hepatocellular carcinoma (Li et al. (2011) Nature Genetics. 43:828-829) and melanoma (Hodis et al. (2012) Cell 150:251-263; Krauthammer et al. (2012) Nature Genetics. 44:1006-1014). Mutations are present in a smaller but significant fraction in a wide range of other tumors (Shain and Pollack (2013), supra). ARID2 mutations are enriched in hepatitis C virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma in the U.S. and European patient populations compared with the overall mutation frequency (Zhao et al. (2011), supra). The known binding partners for ARID2 include, e.g., Serum Response Factor (SRF) and SRF cofactors MYOCD, NKX2-5 and SRFBP1.

The term “BAF200” or “ARID2” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. ReRepresentative human ARID2 cDNA and human ARID2 protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, two different human ARID2 isoforms are known. Human ARID2 isoform A (NP_689854.2) is encodable by the transcript variant 1 (NM_152641.3), which is the longer transcript. Human ARID2 isoform B (NP_001334768.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 2 (NM_001347839.1), which differs in the 3′ UTR and 3′ coding region compared to isoform A. The encoded isoform B has a shorter C-terminus compared to isoform A. Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of ARID2 orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, chimpanzee ARID2 (XM_016923581.1 and XP_016779070.1, and XM_016923580.1 and XP_016779069.1), Rhesus monkey ARID2 (XM_015151522.1 and XP_015007008.1), dog ARID2 (XM_003433553.2 and XP_003433601.2; and XM_014108583.1 and XP_013964058.1), cattle ARID2 (XM_002687323.5 and XP_002687369.1; and XM_015463314.1 and XP_015318800.1), mouse ARID2 (NM_175251.4 and NP_780460.3), rat ARID2 (XM_345867.8 and XP_345868.4; and XM_008776620.1 and XP_008774842.1), chicken ARID2 (XM_004937552.2 and XP_004937609.1, XM_004937551.2 and XP_004937608.1, XM_004937554.2 and XP_004937611.1, and XM_416046.5 and XP_416046.2), tropical clawed frog ARID2 (XM_002932805.4 and XP_002932851.1, XM_018092278.1 and) XP_017947767.1, and XM_018092279.1 and XP_017947768.1), and zebrafish ARID2 (NM_001077763.1 and NP_001071231.1, and XM_005164457.3 and XP_005164514.1). ReRepresentative sequences of ARID2 orthologs are presented below in Table 1.

Anti-ARID2 antibodies suitable for detecting ARID2 protein are well-known in the art and include, for example, antibodies ABE316 and 04-080 (EMD Millipore, Billerica, Mass.), antibodies NBP1-26615, NBP2-43567, and NBP1-26614 (Novus Biologicals, Littleton, Colo.), antibodies ab51019, ab166850, ab113283, and ab56082 (AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.), antibodies Cat #: PAS-35857 and PAS-51258 (ThermoFisher Scinetific, Waltham, Mass.), antibodies GTX129444, GTX129443, and GTX632011 (GeneTex, Irvine, Calif.), ARID2 (H-182) Antibody, ARID2 (H-182) X Antibody, ARID2 (S-13) Antibody, ARID2 (S-13) X Antibody, ARID2 (E-3) Antibody, and ARID2 (E-3) X Antibody (Santa Cruz Biotechnology), etc. In addition, reagents are well-known for detecting ARID2 expression. Multiple clinical tests of PBRM1 are available in NIH Genetic Testing Registry (GTR®) (e.g., GTR Test ID: GTR000541481.2, offered by Fulgent Clinical Diagnostics Lab (Temple City, Calif.)). Moreover, mutilple siRNA, shRNA, CRISPR constructs for reducing ARID2 expression can be found in the commercial product lists of the above-referenced companies, such as siRNA product #SR316272, shRNA products #TR306601, TR505226, TG306601, SR420583, and CRISPER products #KN212320 and KN30154 from Origene Technologies (Rockville, Md.), RNAi product H00196528-R01 (Novus Biologicals), CRISPER gRNA products from GenScript (Cat. # KN301549 and KN212320, Piscataway, N.J.) and from Santa Cruz (sc-401863), and RNAi products from Santa Cruz (Cat # sc-96225 and sc-77400). It is to be noted that the term can further be used to refer to any combination of features described herein regarding ARID2 molecules. For example, any combination of sequence composition, percentage identify, sequence length, domain structure, functional activity, etc. can be used to describe an ARID2 molecule of the present invention.

The term “loss-of-function mutation” for BAF200/ARID2 refers to any mutation in a ARID2-related nucleic acid or protein that results in reduced or eliminated ARID2 protein amounts and/or function. For example, nucleic acid mutations include single-base substitutions, multi-base substitutions, insertion mutations, deletion mutations, frameshift mutations, missesnse mutations, nonsense mutations, splice-site mutations, epigenetic modifications (e.g., methylation, phosphorylation, acetylation, ubiquitylation, sumoylation, histone acetylation, histone deacetylation, and the like), and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the mutation is a “nonsynonymous mutation,” meaning that the mutation alters the amino acid sequence of ARID2. Such mutations reduce or eliminate ARID2 protein amounts and/or function by eliminating proper coding sequences required for proper ARID2 protein translation and/or coding for ARID2 proteins that are non-functional or have reduced function (e.g., deletion of enzymatic and/or structural domains, reduction in protein stability, alteration of sub-cellular localization, and the like). Such mutations are well-known in the art. In addition, a reRepresentative list describing a wide variety of structural mutations correlated with the functional result of reduced or eliminated ARID2 protein amounts and/or function is described in the Tables and the Examples.

The term “BRD7” refers to Bromodomain-containing protein 7, a subunit of the SWI/SNF complex, which can be found in PBAF but not BAF complexes. BRD7 is a transcriptional corepressor that binds to target promoters (e.g., the ESR1 promoter) and down-regulates the expression of target genes, leading to increased histone H3 acetylation at Lys-9 (H3K9ac). BRD7 can recruit other proteins such as BRCA1 and POU2F1 to, e.g., the ESR1 promoter for its function. BRD7 activates the Wnt signaling pathway in a DVL1-dependent manner by negatively regulating the GSK3B phosphotransferase activity, while BRD7 induces dephosphorylation of GSK3B at Tyr-216. BRD7 is also a coactivator for TP53-mediated activation of gene transcription and is required for TP53-mediated cell-cycle arrest in response to oncogene activation. BRD7 promotes acetylation of TP53 at Lys-382, and thereby promotes efficient recruitment of TP53 to target promoters. BRD7 also inhibits cell cycle progression from G1 to S phase. For studies on BRD7 functions, see Zhou et al. (2006) J. Cell. Biochem. 98:920-930; Harte et al. (2010) Cancer Res. 70:2538-2547; Drost et al. (2010) Nat. Cell Biol. 12:380-389. The known binding partners for BRD7 aslo include, e.g., Tripartite Motif Containing 24 (TRIM24), Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 13 (PTPN13), Dishevelled Segment Polarity Protein 1 (DVL1), interferon regulatory factor 2 (IRF2) (Staal et al. (2000) J. Cell. Physiol. US 185:269-279) and heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein U-like protein 1 (HNRPUL1) (Kzhyshkowska et al. (2003) Biochem. J. England. 371:385-393). Human BRD7 protein has 651 amino acids and a molecular mass of 74139 Da, with a N-terminal nuclear localization signal (e.g., amino acids 65-96 of SEQ ID NO:14), a Bromo-BRD7-like domain (e.g., amino acids 135-232 of SEQ ID NO:14), and a DUF3512 domain (e.g., amino acids 287-533 of SEQ ID NO:14).

The term “BRD7” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. ReRepresentative human BRD7 cDNA and human BRD7 protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, two different human BRD7 isoforms are known. Human BRD7 isoform A (NP_001167455.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 1 (NM_001173984.2), which is the longer transcript. Human BRD7 isoform B (NP_037395.2) is encodable by the transcript variant 2 (NM_013263.4), which uses an alternate in-frame splice site in the 3′ coding region, compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform B lacks one internal residue, compared to isoform A. Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of BRD7 orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, chimpanzee BRD7 (XM_009430766.2 and XP_009429041.1, XM_016929816.1 and XP_016785305.1, XM_016929815.1 and XP_016785304.1, and XM_003315094.4 and XP_003315142.1), Rhesus monkey BRD7 (XM_015126104.1 and) CP 014981590.1, XM_015126103.1 and XP_014981589.1, XM_001083389.3 and XP_001083389.2, and XM_015126105.1 and XP_014981591.1), dog BRD7 (XM_014106954.1 and XP_013962429.1), cattle BRD7 (NM_001103260.2 and NP_001096730.1), mouse BRD7 (NM_012047.2 and NP_036177.1), chicken BRD7 (NM_001005839.1 and NP_001005839.1), tropical clawed frog BRD7 (NM_001008007.1 and NP_001008008.1), and zebrafish BRD7 (NM_213366.2 and NP_998531.2). Representative sequences of BRD7 orthologs are presented below in Table 1.

Anti-BRD7 antibodies suitable for detecting BRD7 protein are well-known in the art and include, for example, antibody TA343710 (Origene), antibody NBP1-28727 (Novus Biologicals, Littleton, Colo.), antibodies ab56036, ab46553, ab202324, and ab114061 (AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.), antibodies Cat #: 15125 and 14910 (Cell Signaling), antibody GTX118755 (GeneTex, Irvine, Calif.), BRD7 (P-13) Antibody, BRD7 (T-12) Antibody, BRD7 (H-77) Antibody, BRD7 (H-2) Antibody, and BRD7 (B-8) Antibody (Santa Cruz Biotechnology), etc. In addition, reagents are well-known for detecting BRD7 expression. A clinical test of BRD7 is available in NIH Genetic Testing Registry (GTR®) with GTR Test ID: GTR000540400.2, offered by Fulgent Clinical Diagnostics Lab (Temple City, Calif.)). Moreover, mutilple siRNA, shRNA, CRISPR constructs for reducing BRD7 expression can be found in the commercial product lists of the above-referenced companies, such as shRNA product #TR100001 and CRISPER products # KN302255 and KN208734 from Origene Technologies (Rockville, Md.), RNAi product H00029117-R01 (Novus Biologicals), and small molecule inhibitors BI 9564 and TP472 (Tocris Bioscience, UK). It is to be noted that the term can further be used to refer to any combination of features described herein regarding BRD7 molecules. For example, any combination of sequence composition, percentage identify, sequence length, domain structure, functional activity, etc. can be used to describe an BRD7 molecule of the present invention.

The term “loss-of-function mutation” for BRD7 refers to any mutation in a BRD7-related nucleic acid or protein that results in reduced or eliminated BRD7 protein amounts and/or function. For example, nucleic acid mutations include single-base substitutions, multi-base substitutions, insertion mutations, deletion mutations, frameshift mutations, missesnse mutations, nonsense mutations, splice-site mutations, epigenetic modifications (e.g., methylation, phosphorylation, acetylation, ubiquitylation, sumoylation, histone acetylation, histone deacetylation, and the like), and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the mutation is a “nonsynonymous mutation,” meaning that the mutation alters the amino acid sequence of BRD7. Such mutations reduce or eliminate BRD7 protein amounts and/or function by eliminating proper coding sequences required for proper BRD7 protein translation and/or coding for BRD7 proteins that are non-functional or have reduced function (e.g., deletion of enzymatic and/or structural domains, reduction in protein stability, alteration of sub-cellular localization, and the like). Such mutations are well-known in the art. In addition, a reRepresentative list describing a wide variety of structural mutations correlated with the functional result of reduced or eliminated BRD7 protein amounts and/or function is described in the Tables and the Examples.

The term “BAF45A” or “PHF10” refers to PHD finger protein 10, a subunit of the PBAF complex having two zinc finger domains at its C-terminus. PHF10 belongs to the neural progenitors-specific chromatin remodeling complex (npBAF complex) and is required for the proliferation of neural progenitors. During neural development a switch from a stem/progenitor to a post-mitotic chromatin remodeling mechanism occurs as neurons exit the cell cycle and become committed to their adult state. The transition from proliferating neural stem/progenitor cells to post-mitotic neurons requires a switch in subunit composition of the npBAF and nBAF complexes. As neural progenitors exit mitosis and differentiate into neurons, npBAF complexes which contain ACTL6A/BAF53A and PHF10/BAF45A, are exchanged for homologous alternative ACTL6B/BAF53B and DPF1/BAF45B or DPF3/BAF45C subunits in neuron-specific complexes (nBAF). The npBAF complex is essential for the self-renewal/proliferative capacity of the multipotent neural stem cells. The nBAF complex along with CREST plays a role regulating the activity of genes essential for dendrite growth. PHF10 gene encodes at least two types of evolutionarily conserved, ubiquitously expressed isoforms that are incorporated into the PBAF complex in a mutually exclusive manner. One isoform contains C-terminal tandem PHD fingers, which in the other isoform are replaced by the consensus sequence for phosphorylation-dependent SUMO 1 conjugation (PDSM) (Brechalov et al. (2014) Cell Cycle 13:1970-1979). PBAF complexes containing different PHF10 isoforms can bind to the promoters of the same genes but produce different effects on the recruitment of Pol II to the promoter and on the level of gene transcription. PHF10 is a transcriptional repressor of caspase 3 and impares the programmed cell death pathway in human gastric cancer at the transcriptional level (Wei et al. (2010) Mol Cancer Ther. 9:1764-1774). Knockdown of PHF10 expression in gastric cancer cells led to significant induction of caspase-3 expression at both the RNA and protein levels and thus induced alteration of caspase-3 substrates in a time-dependent manner (Wei et al. (2010), supra). Results from luciferase assays by the same group indicated that PHF10 acted as a transcriptional repressor when the two PHD domains contained in PHF10 were intact. Human PHF10 protein has 498 amino acids and a molecular mass of 56051 Da, with two domains essential to induce neural progenitor proliferation (e.g., amino acids 89-185 and 292-334 of SEQ ID NO:20) and two PHD finger domains (e.g., amino acids 379-433 and 435-478 of SEQ ID NO:20). By similarity, PHF10 binds to ACTL6A/BAF53A, SMARCA2/BRM/BAF190B, SMARCA4/BRG1/BAF190A and PBRM1/BAF180.

The term “BAF45A” or “PHF10” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. ReRepresentative human PHF10 cDNA and human PHF10 protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, two different human PHF10 isoforms are known. Human PHF10 isoform A (NP_060758.2) is encodable by the transcript variant 1 (NM_018288.3), which is the longer transcript. Human PHF10 isoform B (NP_579866.2) is encodable by the transcript variant 2 (NM_133325.2), which uses an alternate splice junction which results in six fewer nt when compared to variant 1. The isoform B lacks 2 internal amino acids compared to isoform A. Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of PHF10 orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, chimpanzee PHF10 (XM_016956680.1 and XP_016812169.1, XM_016956679.1 and XP_016812168.1, and XM_016956681.1 and XP_016812170.1), Rhesus monkey PHF10 (XM_015137735.1 and XP_014993221.1, and XM_015137734.1 and XP_014993220.1), dog PHF10 (XM_005627727.2 and XP_005627784.1, XM_005627726.2 and XP_005627783.1, XM_532272.5 and XP_532272.4, XM_014118230.1 and XP_013973705.1, and XM_014118231.1 and XP_013973706.1), cattle PHF10 (NM_001038052.1 and NP_001033141.1), mouse PHF10 (NM_024250.4 and NP_077212.3), rat PHF10 (NM_001024747.2 and NP_001019918.2), chicken PHF10 (XM_015284374.1 and XP_015139860.1), tropical clawed frog PHF10 (NM_001030472.1 and NP_001025643.1), zebrafish PHF10 (NM_200655.3 and NP_956949.3), and C. elegans PHF10 (NM_001047648.2 and NP_001041113.1, NM_001047647.2 and NP_001041112.1, and NM_001313168.1 and NP_001300097.1). Representative sequences of PHF10 orthologs are presented below in Table 1.

Anti-PHF10 antibodies suitable for detecting PHF10 protein are well-known in the art and include, for example, antibody TA346797 (Origene), antibodies NBP1-52879, NBP2-19795, NBP2-33759, and H00055274-B01P (Novus Biologicals, Littleton, Colo.), antibodies ab154637, ab80939, and ab68114 (AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.), antibody Cat # PAS-30678 (ThermoFisher Scientific), antibody Cat #26-352 (ProSci, Poway, Calif.), etc. In addition, reagents are well-known for detecting PHF10 expression. A clinical test of PHF10 for hereditary disese is available with the test ID no. GTR000536577 in NIH Genetic Testing Registry (GTR®), offered by Fulgent Clinical Diagnostics Lab (Temple City, Calif.). Moreover, mutilple siRNA, shRNA, CRISPR constructs for reducing PHF10 expression can be found in the commercial product lists of the above-referenced companies, such as siRNA product #sc-95343 and sc-152206 and CRISPER products # sc-410593 from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, RNAi products H00055274-R01 and H00055274-R02 (Novus Biologicals), and multiple CRISPER products from GenScript (Piscataway, N.J.). Human PHF10 knockout cell (from HAP1 cell line) is also available from Horizon Discovery (Cat # HZGHC002778c011, UK). It is to be noted that the term can further be used to refer to any combination of features described herein regarding PHF10 molecules. For example, any combination of sequence composition, percentage identify, sequence length, domain structure, functional activity, etc. can be used to describe an PHF10 molecule of the present invention.

The term “loss-of-function mutation” for BAF45A/PHF10 refers to any mutation in a PHF10-related nucleic acid or protein that results in reduced or eliminated PHF10 protein amounts and/or function. For example, nucleic acid mutations include single-base substitutions, multi-base substitutions, insertion mutations, deletion mutations, frameshift mutations, missesnse mutations, nonsense mutations, splice-site mutations, epigenetic modifications (e.g., methylation, phosphorylation, acetylation, ubiquitylation, sumoylation, histone acetylation, histone deacetylation, and the like), and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the mutation is a “nonsynonymous mutation,” meaning that the mutation alters the amino acid sequence of PHF10. Such mutations reduce or eliminate PHF10 protein amounts and/or function by eliminating proper coding sequences required for proper PHF10 protein translation and/or coding for PHF10 proteins that are non-functional or have reduced function (e.g., deletion of enzymatic and/or structural domains, reduction in protein stability, alteration of sub-cellular localization, and the like). Such mutations are well-known in the art. In addition, a reRepresentative list describing a wide variety of structural mutations correlated with the functional result of reduced or eliminated PHF10 protein amounts and/or function is described in the Tables and the Examples.

The term “PBRM1” or “BAF180” refers to protein Polybromo-1, which is a subunit of ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling complexes. PBRM1 functions in the regulation of gene expression as a constituent of the evolutionary-conserved SWI/SNF chromatin remodelling complexes (Euskirchen et al. (2012) J. Biol. Chem. 287:30897-30905). Beside BRD7 and BAF200, PBRM1 is one of the unique components of the SWI/SNF-B complex, also known as polybromo/BRG1-associated factors (or PBAF), absent in the SWI/SNF-A (BAF) complex (Xue et al. (2000) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 97:13015-13020; Brownlee et al. (2012) Biochem Soc Trans. 40:364-369). On that account, and because it contains bromodomains known to mediate binding to acetylated histones, PBRM1 has been postulated to target PBAF complex to specific chromatin sites, therefore providing the functional selectivity for the complex (Xue et al. (2000), supra; Lemon et al. (2001) Nature 414:924-928; Brownlee et al. (2012), supra). Although direct evidence for PBRM1 involvement is lacking, SWI/SNF complexes have also been shown to play a role in DNA damage response (Park et al. (2006) EMBO J. 25:3986-3997). In vivo studies have shown that PBRM1 deletion leads to embryonic lethality in mice, where PBRM1 is required for mammalian cardiac chamber maturation and coronary vessel formation (Wang et al. (2004) Genes Dev. 18:3106-3116; Huang et al. (2008) Dev Biol. 319:258-266). PBRM1 mutations are most predominant in renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) and have been detected in over 40% of cases, placing PBRM1 second (after VHL) on the list of most frequently mutated genes in this cancer (Varela et al. (2011) Nature 469:539-542; Hakimi et al. (2013) Eur Urol. 63:848-854; Pena-Llopis et al. (2012) Nat Genet. 44:751-759; Pawlowski et al. (2013) Int J Cancer. 132:E11-E17). PBRM1 mutations have also been found in a smaller group of breast and pancreatic cancers (Xia et al. (2008) Cancer Res. 68:1667-1674; Shain et al. (2012) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 109:E252-E259; Numata et al. (2013) Int J Oncol. 42:403-410). PBRM1 mutations are more common in patients with advance stages (Hakimi et al. (2013), supra) and loss of PBRM1 protein expression has been associated with advanced tumour stage, low differentiation grade and worse patient outcome (Pawlowski et al. (2013), supra). In another study, no correlation between PBRM1 status and tumour grade was found (Pena-Llopis et al. (2012), supra). Although PBRM1-mutant tumours are associated with better prognosis than BAP1-mutant tumours, tumours mutated for both PBRM1 and BAP1 exhibit the greatest aggressiveness (Kapur et al. (2013) Lancet Oncol. 14:159-167). PBRM1 is ubiquitously expressed during mouse embryonic development (Wang et al. (2004), supra) and has been detected in various human tissues including pancreas, kidney, skeletal muscle, liver, lung, placenta, brain, heart, intestine, ovaries, testis, prostate, thymus and spleen (Xue et al. (2000), supra; Horikawa and Barrett (2002) DNA Seq. 13:211-215).

PBRM1 protein localises to the nucleus of cells (Nicolas and Goodwin (1996) Gene 175:233-240). As a component of the PBAF chromatin-remodelling complex, it associates with chromatin (Thompson (2009) Biochimie. 91:309-319), and has been reported to confer the localisation of PBAF complex to the kinetochores of mitotic chromosomes (Xue et al. (2000), supra). Human PBRM1 gene encodes a 1582 amino acid protein, also referred to as BAF180. Six bromodomains (BD1-6), known to recognize acetylated lysine residues and frequently found in chromatin-associated proteins, constitute the N-terminal half of PBRM1 (e.g., six BD domains at amino acid residue no. 44-156, 182-284, 383-484, 519-622, 658-762, and 775-882 of SEQ ID NO:2). The C-terminal half of PBRM1 contains two bromo-adjacent homology (BAH) domains (BAH1 and BAH2, e.g., at amino acid residue no. 957-1049 and 1130-1248 of SE ID NO:2), present in some proteins involved in transcription regulation. High mobility group (HMG) domain is located close to the C-terminus of PBRM1 (e.g., amino acid residue no. 1328-1377 of SEQ ID NO:2). HMG domains are found in a number of factors regulating DNA-dependent processes where HMG domains often mediate interactions with DNA.

The term “PBRM1” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. ReRepresentative human PBRM1 cDNA and human PBRM1 protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, two different human PBRM1 isoforms are known. Human PBRM1 transcript variant 2 (NM_181042.4) represents the longest transcript. Human PBRM1 transcript variant 1 (NM_018313.4, having a CDS from the 115-4863 nucleotide residue of SEQ ID NO:1) differs in the 5′ UTR and uses an alternate exon and splice site in the 3′ coding region, thus encoding a distinct protein sequence (NP_060783.3, as SEQ ID NO:2) of the same length as the isoform (NP_851385.1) encoded by variant 2. Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of PBRM1 orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, chimpanzee PBRM1 (XM_009445611.2 and XP_009443886.1, XM_009445608.2 and XP_009443883.1, XM_009445602.2 and XP_009443877.1, XM_016941258.1 and XP_016796747.1, XM_016941256.1 and XP_016796745.1, XM_016941249.1 and XP_016796738.1, XM_016941260.1 and XP_016796749.1, XM_016941253.1 and XP_016796742.1, XM_016941250.1 and XP_016796739.1, XM_016941261.1 and XP_016796750.1, XM_009445605.2 and XP_009443880.1, XM_016941252.1 and XP_016796741.1, XM_009445603.2 and XP_009443878.1, XM_016941263.1 and XP_016796752.1, XM_016941262.1 and XP_016796751.1, XM_009445604.2 and XP_009443879.1, XM_016941251.1 and XP_016796740.1, XM_016941257.1 and XP_016796746.1, XM_016941255.1 and XP_016796744.1, XM_016941254.1 and XP_016796743.1, XM_016941265.1 and XP_016796754.1, XM_016941264.1 and XP_016796753.1, XM_016941248.1 and XP_016796737.1, XM_009445617.2 and XP_009443892.1, XM_009445616.2 and XP_009443891.1, XM_009445619.2 and XP_009443894.1 XM_009445615.2 and XP_009443890.1, XM_009445618.2 and XP_009443893.1, and XM_016941266.1 and XP_016796755.1), rhesus monkey PBRM1 (XM_015130736.1 and XP_014986222.1, XM_015130739.1 and) XP_014986225.1, XM_015130737.1 and XP_014986223.1, XM_015130740.1 and XP_014986226.1, XM_015130727.1 and XP_014986213.1, XM_015130726.1 and XP_014986212.1, XM_015130728.1 and XP_014986214.1, XM_015130743.1 and) CP 014986229.1, XM_015130731.1 and XP_014986217.1, XM_015130745.1 and XP_014986231.1, XM_015130741.1 and XP_014986227.1, XM_015130734.1 and XP_014986220.1, XM_015130744.1 and XP_014986230.1, XM_015130748.1 and XP_014986234.1, XM_015130746.1 and XP_014986232.1, XM_015130742.1 and XP_014986228.1, XM_015130747.1 and XP_014986233.1, XM_015130730.1 and XP_014986216.1, XM_015130732.1 and XP_014986218.1, XM_015130733.1 and XP_014986219.1, XM_015130735.1 and XP_014986221.1, XM_015130738.1 and) XP_014986224.1, and XM_015130725.1 and XP_014986211.1), dog PBRM1 (XM_005632441.2 and XP_005632498.1, XM_014121868.1 and XP_013977343.1, XM_005632451.2 and XP_005632508.1, XM_014121867.1 and XP_013977342.1, XM_005632440.2 and XP_005632497.1, XM_005632446.2 and XP_005632503.1, XM_533797.5 and XP_533797.4, XM_005632442.2 and XP_005632499.1, XM_005632439.2 and XP_005632496.1, XM_014121869.1 and XP_013977344.1, XM_005632448.1 and XP_005632505.1, XM_005632449.1 and XP_005632506.1, XM_005632452.1 and XP_005632509.1, XM_005632445.1 and XP_005632502.1, XM_005632450.1 and XP_005632507.1, XM_005632453.1 and XP_005632510.1, XM_014121870.1 and XP_013977345.1, XM_005632443.1 and XP_005632500.1, XM_005632444.1 and XP_005632501.1, and XM_005632447.2 and XP_005632504.1), cow PBRM1 (XM_005222983.3 and XP_005223040.1, XM_005222979.3 and XP_005223036.1, XM_015459550.1 and XP_015315036.1, XM_015459551.1 and XP_015315037.1, XM_015459548.1 and XP_015315034.1, XM_010817826.1 and XP_010816128.1, XM_010817829.1 and XP_010816131.1, XM_010817830.1 and XP_010816132.1, XM_010817823.1 and XP_010816125.1, XM_010817824.2 and XP_010816126.1, XM_010817819.2 and XP_010816121.1, XM_010817827.2 and XP_010816129.1, XM_010817828.2 and XP_010816130.1, XM_010817817.2 and) XP_010816119.1, and XM_010817818.2 and XP_010816120.1), mouse PBRM1 (NM_001081251.1 and NP_001074720.1), chicken PBRM1 (NM_205165.1 and NP_990496.1), tropical clawed frog PBRM1 (XM_018090224.1 and XP_017945713.1), zebrafish PBRM1 (XM_009305786.2 and XP_009304061.1, XM_009305785.2 and XP_009304060.1, and XM_009305787.2 and XP_009304062.1), fruit fly PBRM1 (NM_143031.2 and NP_651288.1), and worm PBRM1 (NM_001025837.3 and NP_001021008.1 and. NM_001025838.2 and NP_001021009.1). ReRepresentative sequences of PBRM1 orthologs are presented below in Table 1.

Anti-PBRM1 antibodies suitable for detecting PBRM1 protein are well-known in the art and include, for example, ABE70 (rabbit polyclonal antibody, EMD Millipore, Billerica, Mass.), TA345237 and TA345238 (rabbit polyclonal antibodies, OriGene Technologies, Rockville, Md.), NBP2-30673 (mouse monoclonal) and other polyclonal antibodes (Novus Biologicals, Littleton, Colo.), ab196022 (rabiit mAb, AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.), PAH437Hu01 and PAH437Hu02 (rabbit polyclonal antibodies, Cloud-Clone Corp., Houston, Tex.), GTX100781 (GeneTex, Irvine, Calif.), 25-498 (ProSci, Poway, Calif.), sc-367222 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Dallas, Tex.), etc. In addition, reagents are well-known for detecting PBRM1 expression (see, for example, PBRM1 Hu-Cy3 or Hu-Cy5 SmartFlare™ RNA Detection Probe (EMD Millipore). Multiple clinical tests of PBRM1 are available in NIH Genetic Testing Registry (GTR®) (e.g., GTR Test ID: GTR000537378.2 which is offered by Fulgent Clinical Diagnostics Lab (Temple City, Calif.)). Moreover, mutilple siRAN, shRNA, CRISPR constructs for reducing PBRM1 expression can be found in the commercial product lists of the above-referenced companies. Ribavirin and PFI 3 are known PBRM1 inhibitors. It is to be noted that the term can further be used to refer to any combination of features described herein regarding PBRM1 molecules. For example, any combination of sequence composition, percentage identify, sequence length, domain structure, functional activity, etc. can be used to describe an PBRM1 molecule of the present invention.

The term “PBRM1 loss-of-function mutation” refers to any mutation in a PBRM1-related nucleic acid or protein that results in reduced or eliminated PBRM1 protein amounts and/or function. For example, nucleic acid mutations include single-base substitutions, multi-base substitutions, insertion mutations, deletion mutations, frameshift mutations, missesnse mutations, nonsense mutations, splice-site mutations, epigenetic modifications (e.g., methylation, phosphorylation, acetylation, ubiquitylation, sumoylation, histone acetylation, histone deacetylation, and the like), and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the mutation is a “nonsynonymous mutation,” meaning that the mutation alters the amino acid sequence of PBRM1. Such mutations reduce or eliminate PBRM1 protein amounts and/or function by eliminating proper coding sequences required for proper PBRM1 protein translation and/or coding for PBRM1 proteins that are non-functional or have reduced function (e.g., deletion of enzymatic and/or structural domains, reduction in protein stability, alteration of sub-cellular localization, and the like). Such mutations are well-known in the art. In addition, a reRepresentative list describing a wide variety of structural mutations correlated with the functional result of reduced or eliminated PBRM1 protein amounts and/or function is described in the Tables and the Examples.

The term “BAF250A” or “ARID1A” refers to AT-rich interactive domain-containing protein 1A, a subunit of the SWI/SNF complex, which can be find in BAF but not PBAF complex. In humans there are two BAF250 isoforms, BAF250A/ARID1A and BAF250B/ARID1B. They are thought to be E3 ubiquitin ligases that target histone H2B (Li et al. (2010)Mol. Cell. Biol. 30:1673-1688). ARID1A is highly expressed in the spleen, thymus, prostate, testes, ovaries, small intestine, colon and peripheral leukocytes. ARID1A is involved in transcriptional activation and repression of select genes by chromatin remodeling. It is also involved in vitamin D-coupled transcription regulation by associating with the WINAC complex, a chromatin-remodeling complex recruited by vitamin D receptor. ARID1A belongs to the neural progenitors-specific chromatin remodeling (npBAF) and the neuron-specific chromatin remodeling (nBAF) complexes, which are involved in switching developing neurons from stem/progenitors to post-mitotic chromatin remodeling as they exit the cell cycle and become committed to their adult state. ARID1A also plays key roles in maintaining embryonic stem cell pluripotency and in cardiac development and function (Lei et al. (2012) J. Biol. Chem. 287:24255-24262; Gao et al. (2008) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 105:6656-6661). Loss of BAF250a expression was seen in 42% of the ovarian clear cell carcinoma samples and 21% of the endometrioid carcinoma samples, compared with just 1% of the high-grade serous carcinoma samples. ARID1A deficiency also impairs the DNA damage checkpoint and sensitizes cells to PARP inhibitors (Shen et al. (2015) Cancer Discov. 5:752-767). Human ARID1A protein has 2285 amino acids and a molecular mass of 242045 Da, with at least a DNA-binding domain that can specifically bind an AT-rich DNA sequence, recognized by a SWI/SNF complex at the beta-globin locus, and a C-terminus domain for glucocorticoid receptor-dependent transcriptional activation. ARID1A has been shown to interact with proteins such as SMARCB1/BAF47 (Kato et al. (2002) J. Biol. Chem. 277:5498-505; Wang et al. (1996) EMBO J. 15:5370-5382) and SMARCA4/BRG1 (Wang et al. (1996), supra; Zhao et al. (1998) Cell 95:625-636), etc.

The term “BAF250A” or “ARID1A” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. Representative human BAF250A (ARID1A) cDNA and human BAF250A (ARID1A) protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, two different human ARID1A isoforms are known. Human ARID1A isoform A (NP_006006.3) is encodable by the transcript variant 1 (NM_006015.4), which is the longer transcript. Human ARID1A isoform B (NP_624361.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 2 (NM_139135.2), which lacks a segment in the coding region compared to variant 1. Isoform B thus lacks an internal segment, compared to isoform A. Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of ARID1A orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, chimpanzee ARID1A (XM_016956953.1 and XP_016812442.1, XM_016956958.1 and) XP_016812447.1, and XM_009451423.2 and XP_009449698.2), Rhesus monkey ARID1A (XM_015132119.1 and XP_014987605.1, and XM_015132127.1 and XP_014987613.1), dog ARID1A (XM_847453.5 and XP_852546.3, XM_005617743.2 and XP_005617800.1, XM_005617742.2 and XP_005617799.1, XM_005617744.2 and XP_005617801.1, XM_005617746.2 and XP_005617803.1, and XM_005617745.2 and XP_005617802.1), cattle ARID1A (NM_001205785.1 and NP_001192714.1), mouse ARID1A (NM_001080819.1 and NP_001074288.1), rat ARID1A (NM_001106635.1 and NP_001100105.1), chicken ARID1A (XM_015297557.1 and XP_015153043.1, XM_015297556.1 and XP_015153042.1, and XM_417693.5 and XP_417693.5), tropical clawed frog ARID1A (XM_002934639.4 and XP_002934685.2), and zebrafish ARID1A (XM_009294131.2 and XP_009292406.1, and XM_009294132.2 and XP_009292407.1).

Anti-ARID1A antibodies suitable for detecting ARID1A protein are well-known in the art and include, for example, antibody Cat #04-080 (EMD Millipore, Billerica, Mass.), antibodies TA349170, TA350870, and TA350871 (OriGene Technologies, Rockville, Md.), antibodies NBP1-88932, NB100-55334, NBP2-43566, NB100-55333, and H00008289-Q01 (Novus Biologicals, Littleton, Colo.), antibodies ab182560, ab182561, ab176395, and ab97995 (AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.), antibodies Cat #: 12354 and 12854 (Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, Mass.), antibodies GTX129433, GTX129432, GTX632013, GTX12388, and GTX31619 (GeneTex, Irvine, Calif.), etc. In addition, reagents are well-known for detecting ARID1A expression. For example, multiple clinical tests for ARID1A are available at NIH Genetic Testing Registry (GTR®) (e.g., GTR Test ID: GTR000520952.1 for mental retardation, offered by Centogene AG, Germany). Moreover, multiple siRNA, shRNA, CRISPR constructs for reducing ARID1A Expression can be found in the commercial product lists of the above-referenced companies, such as RNAi products H00008289-R01, H00008289-R02, and H00008289-R03 (Novus Biologicals) and CRISPR products KN301547G1 and KN301547G2 (Origene). Other CRISPR products include sc-400469 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology) and those from GenScript (Piscataway, N.J.). It is to be noted that the term can further be used to refer to any combination of features described herein regarding ARID1A molecules. For example, any combination of sequence composition, percentage identify, sequence length, domain structure, functional activity, etc. can be used to describe an ARID1A molecule of the present invention.

The term “loss-of-function mutation” for BAF250A/ARID1A refers to any mutation in an ARID1A-related nucleic acid or protein that results in reduced or eliminated ARID1A protein amounts and/or function. For example, nucleic acid mutations include single-base substitutions, multi-base substitutions, insertion mutations, deletion mutations, frameshift mutations, missesnse mutations, nonsense mutations, splice-site mutations, epigenetic modifications (e.g., methylation, phosphorylation, acetylation, ubiquitylation, sumoylation, histone acetylation, histone deacetylation, and the like), and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the mutation is a “nonsynonymous mutation,” meaning that the mutation alters the amino acid sequence of ARID1A. Such mutations reduce or eliminate ARID1A protein amounts and/or function by eliminating proper coding sequences required for proper ARID1A protein translation and/or coding for ARID1A proteins that are non-functional or have reduced function (e.g., deletion of enzymatic and/or structural domains, reduction in protein stability, alteration of sub-cellular localization, and the like). Such mutations are well-known in the art. In addition, a representative list describing a wide variety of structural mutations correlated with the functional result of reduced or eliminated ARID protein amounts and/or function is described in the Tables and the Examples.

The term “BAF250B” or “ARID1B” refers to AT-rich interactive domain-containing protein 1B, a subunit of the SWI/SNF complex, which can be find in BAF but not PBAF complex. ARID1B and ARID1A are alternative and mutually exclusive ARID-subunits of the SWI/SNF complex. Germline mutations in ARID1B are associated with Coffin-Siris syndrome (Tsurusaki et al. (2012) Nat. Genet. 44:376-378; Santen et al. (2012) Nat. Genet. 44:379-380). Somatic mutations in ARID1B are associated with several cancer subtypes, suggesting that it is a tumor suppressor gene (Shai and Pollack (2013) PLoS ONE 8:e55119; Sausen et al. (2013) Nat. Genet. 45:12-17; Shain et al. (2012) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 109:E252-E259; Fujimoto et al. (2012) Nat. Genet. 44:760-764). Human ARID1A protein has 2236 amino acids and a molecular mass of 236123 Da, with at least a DNA-binding domain that can specifically bind an AT-rich DNA sequence, recognized by a SWI/SNF complex at the beta-globin locus, and a C-terminus domain for glucocorticoid receptor-dependent transcriptional activation. ARID1B has been shown to interact with SMARCA4/BRG1 (Hurlstone et al. (2002) Biochem. J. 364:255-264; Inoue et al. (2002) J. Biol. Chem. 277:41674-41685 and SMARCA2/BRM (Inoue et al. (2002), supra).

The term “BAF250B” or “ARID1B” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. Representative human BAF250B (ARID1B) cDNA and human BAF250B (ARID1B) protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, three different human ARID1B isoforms are known. Human ARID1B isoform A (NP_059989.2) is encodable by the transcript variant 1 (NM_017519.2). Human ARID isoform B (NP_065783.3) is encodable by the transcript variant 2 (NM_020732.3). Human ARID1B isoform C (NP_001333742.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 3 (NM_001346813.1). Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of ARID1B orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, Rhesus monkey ARID1B (XM_015137088.1 and XP_014992574.1), dog ARID1B (XM_014112912.1 and XP_013968387.1), cattle ARID1B (XM_010808714.2 and XP_010807016.1, and XM_015464874.1 and XP_015320360.1), mouse ARID1B (NM_001085355.1 and NP_001078824.1), rat ARID1B (XM_017604567.1 and XP_017460056.1), chicken ARID1B (XM_015284235.1 and XP_015139721.1, XM_015284233.1 and XP_015139719.1, XM_015284238.1 and XP_015139724.1, XM_015284230.1 and XP_015139716.1, XM_015284234.1 and XP_015139720.1, XM_015284231.1 and XP_015139717.1, XM_015284232.1 and XP_015139718.1, XM_015284236.1 and XP_015139722.1, and XM_015284237.1 and XP_015139723.1), tropical clawed frog ARID1B (XM_004914629.3 and XP_004914686.1, XM_004914631.3 and XP_004914688.1, XM_004914630.3 and XP_004914687.1, XM_004914634.3 and XP_004914691.1, XM_002931507.4 and XP_002931553.2, XM_004914632.3 and XP_004914689.1, XM_004914635.3 and XP_004914692.1, XM_004914633.3 and XP_004914690.1, XM_004914636.3 and XP_004914693.1, and XM_004914637.3 and XP_004914694.1), and zebrafish ARID1B XM_009294544.2 and XP_009292819.1, XM_009294545.2 and XP_009292820.1, XM_005160356.3 and XP_005160413.1, XM_005160355.3 and XP_005160412.1, XM_005160354.3 and XP_005160411.1, and XM_692987.8 and XP_698079.4).

Anti-ARID1B antibodies suitable for detecting ARID1B protein are well-known in the art and include, for example, antibody Cat # ABE316 (EMD Millipore, Billerica, Mass.), antibody TA315663 (OriGene Technologies, Rockville, Md.), antibodies H00057492-M02, H00057492-M01, NB100-57485, NBP1-89358, and NB100-57484 (Novus Biologicals, Littleton, Colo.), antibodies ab57461, ab69571, ab84461, and ab163568 (AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.), antibodies Cat #: PAS-38739, PAS-49852, and PAS-50918 (ThermoFisher Scientific, Danvers, Mass.), antibodies GTX130708, GTX60275, and GTX56037 (GeneTex, Irvine, Calif.), ARID1B (KMN1) Antibody and other antibodies (Santa Cruz Biotechnology), etc. In addition, reagents are well-known for detecting ARID1B expression. For example, multiple clinical tests for ARID1B are available at NIH Genetic Testing Registry (GTR®)(e.g., GTR Test ID: GTR000520953.1 for mental retardation, offered by Centogene AG, Germany). Moreover, multiple siRNA, shRNA, CRISPR constructs for reducing ARID1B Expression can be found in the commercial product lists of the above-referenced companies, such as RNAi products H00057492-R03, H00057492-R01, and H00057492-R02 (Novus Biologicals) and CRISPR products KN301548 and KN214830 (Origene). Other CRISPR products include sc-402365 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology) and those from GenScript (Piscataway, N.J.). It is to be noted that the term can further be used to refer to any combination of features described herein regarding ARID1B molecules. For example, any combination of sequence composition, percentage identify, sequence length, domain structure, functional activity, etc. can be used to describe an ARID1B molecule of the present invention.

The term “loss-of-function mutation” for BAF250B/ARID1B refers to any mutation in an ARID1B-related nucleic acid or protein that results in reduced or eliminated ARID1B protein amounts and/or function. For example, nucleic acid mutations include single-base substitutions, multi-base substitutions, insertion mutations, deletion mutations, frameshift mutations, missesnse mutations, nonsense mutations, splice-site mutations, epigenetic modifications (e.g., methylation, phosphorylation, acetylation, ubiquitylation, sumoylation, histone acetylation, histone deacetylation, and the like), and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the mutation is a “nonsynonymous mutation,” meaning that the mutation alters the amino acid sequence of ARID1B. Such mutations reduce or eliminate ARID1B protein amounts and/or function by eliminating proper coding sequences required for proper ARID1B protein translation and/or coding for ARID1B proteins that are non-functional or have reduced function (e.g., deletion of enzymatic and/or structural domains, reduction in protein stability, alteration of sub-cellular localization, and the like). Such mutations are well-known in the art. In addition, a representative list describing a wide variety of structural mutations correlated with the functional result of reduced or eliminated ARID1B protein amounts and/or function is described in the Tables and the Examples.

The term “CRB1” refers to Crumbs homolog 1, a protein similar to the Drosophila crumbs protein and localizes to the inner segment of mammalian photoreceptors. In Drosophila crumbs localizes to the stalk of the fly photoreceptor and may be a component of the molecular scaffold that controls proper development of polarity in the eye. CRB1 gene is involved in the Hippo signaling pathway. Mutations in this gene are associated with a severe form of retinitis pigmentosa, RP12, and with Leber congenital amaurosis. One study suggests that mutations in this gene are associated with keratoconus in patients that already have Leber's congenital amaurosis (McMahon et al. (2009) Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 50:3185-3187). CRB1 mutation is also related to lung squamous cell carcinoma (SQCC) (Li et al. (2015) Sci. Rep. 5:Article 14237) and retinal dystrophy (Li et al. (2014) Int J Mol Med 33:913-918). The human CRB1 protein has 1406 amino acids and a molecular mass of 154183 Da.

The term “CRB1” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. Representative human CRB1 cDNA and human CRB1 protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, four different human CRB1 isoforms are known. Human CRB1 isoform A (NP_957705.1) is the longest isoform and is encodable by the transcript variant 1 (NM_201253.2). Human CRB1 isoform B (NP_001180569.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 2 (NM_001193640.1), which lacks two in-frame exons compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform B has the same N- and C-termini but is shorter compared to isoform A. Human CRB1 isoform C (NP_001244894.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 3 (NM_001257965.1), which contains three noncoding exons in place of the first exon and contains an alternate in-frame exon compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform C is shorter at the N-terminus and contains an alternate internal segment compared to isoform A. Human CRB1 isoform D (NP_001244895.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 4 (NM_001257966.1), which lacks an alternate in-frame segment of two coding exons and most of a third compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform D has the same N- and C-termini but lacks an alternate internal segment compared to isoform A. Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of CRB1 orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, chimpanzee CRB1 (XM_009440300.2 and XP_009438575.1, XM_009440289.2 and XP_009438564.1, XM_009440291.2 and XP_009438566.1, XM_016934908.1 and XP_016790397.1, XM_016934919.1 and XP_016790408.1, XM_016934927.1 and XP_016790416.1, XM_525009.5 and XP_525009.2, and XM_016934898.1 and XP_016790387.1), Rhesus monkey CRB1 (XM_015120817.1 and XP_014976303.1, XM_001110878.3 and XP_001110878.2, XM_001110912.3 and XP_001110912.2, XM_015120808.1 and XP_014976294.1, and XM_015120812.1 and XP_014976298.1), dog CRB1 (XM_014115056.1 and XP_013970531.1, XM_014115058.1 and XP_013970533.1, XM_005622293.2 and XP_005622350.1, and XM_014115057.1 and XP_013970532.1), cattle CRB1 (XM_010813559.2 and XP_010811861.1), mouse CRB1 (NM_133239.2 and NP_573502.2), rat CRB1 (NM_001107182.1 and NP_001100652.1), chicken CRB1 (XM_015290380.1 and XP_015145866.1, and XM_003641670.3 and XP_003641718.2), tropical clawed frog ARID1B (XM_018093205.1 and XP_017948694.1), and zebrafish CRB1 (NM_001044943.1 and NP_001038408.1).

Anti-CRB1 antibodies suitable for detecting CRB1 protein are well-known in the art and include, for example, antibody Cat # MABN1572 and ABE553 (EMD Millipore, Billerica, Mass.), antibody TA319859 (OriGene Technologies, Rockville, Md.), antibody NBP2-41201 (Novus Biologicals, Littleton, Colo.), antibody ab156282 (AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.), antibody GTX32103 (GeneTex, Irvine, Calif.), CRB1 (H-14) Antibody (Santa Cruz Biotechnology), etc. In addition, reagents are well-known for detecting CRB1 expression. For example, multiple clinical tests for CRB1 are available at NIH Genetic Testing Registry (GTR®) (e.g., GTR Test ID: GTR000515886.2 for retinitis pigmentosa type 12, offered by Centogene AG, Germany). Moreover, multiple siRNA, shRNA, CRISPR constructs for reducing CRB1 Expression can be found in the commercial product lists of the above-referenced companies, such as RNAi products H00023418-R01 and H00023418-R02 (Novus Biologicals) and CRISPR products KN303799 and KN212347 (Origene). Other CRISPR products include sc-418097 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology) and those from GenScript (Piscataway, N.J.). It is to be noted that the term can further be used to refer to any combination of features described herein regarding CRB1 molecules. For example, any combination of sequence composition, percentage identify, sequence length, domain structure, functional activity, etc. can be used to describe an CRB1 molecule of the present invention.

The term “loss-of-function mutation” for CRB1 refers to any mutation in a CRB1-related nucleic acid or protein that results in reduced or eliminated CRB1 protein amounts and/or function. For example, nucleic acid mutations include single-base substitutions, multi-base substitutions, insertion mutations, deletion mutations, frameshift mutations, missesnse mutations, nonsense mutations, splice-site mutations, epigenetic modifications (e.g., methylation, phosphorylation, acetylation, ubiquitylation, sumoylation, histone acetylation, histone deacetylation, and the like), and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the mutation is a “nonsynonymous mutation,” meaning that the mutation alters the amino acid sequence of CRB1. Such mutations reduce or eliminate CRB1 protein amounts and/or function by eliminating proper coding sequences required for proper CRB1 protein translation and/or coding for CRB1 proteins that are non-functional or have reduced function (e.g., deletion of enzymatic and/or structural domains, reduction in protein stability, alteration of sub-cellular localization, and the like). Such mutations are well-known in the art. In addition, a representative list describing a wide variety of structural mutations correlated with the functional result of reduced or eliminated CRB1 protein amounts and/or function is described in the Tables and the Examples.

The term “EGFR” refers to the epidermal growth factor receptor, a transmembrane glycoprotein that is a member of the ErbB family of receptors, a subfamily of four closely related receptor tyrosine kinases: EGFR (ErbB-1), HER2/c-neu (ErbB-2), Her 3 (ErbB-3) and Her 4 (ErbB-4). This protein is a receptor for members of the epidermal growth factor family. Binding of the protein to a ligand induces receptor homo- and/or heterodimerization and tyrosine autophosphorylation on key cytoplasmic residues. The activated EGFR then recruits adapter proteins like GRB2 which in turn activates complex downstream signaling cascades, leading to cell proliferation. Known ligands of EGFR include EGF, TGFA/TGF-alpha, amphiregulin, epigen/EPGN, BTC/betacellulin, epiregulin/EREG and HBEGF/heparin-binding EGF. While being activated, autophosphorylation of several tyrosine (Y) residues in the C-terminal domain of EGFR occurs. These include Y992, Y1045, Y1068, Y1148 and Y1173, as shown in the adjacent diagram (Downward et al. (1984) Nature 311:483-485). This autophosphorylation elicits downstream activation and signaling by several other proteins that associate with the phosphorylated tyrosines through their own phosphotyrosine-binding SH2 domains. These downstream signaling proteins initiate several signal transduction cascades, principally the MAPK, Akt and JNK pathways, leading to DNA synthesis and cell proliferation (Oda et al. (2005) Mol. Sys. Biol. 1:2005.0010). Such proteins modulate phenotypes such as cell migration, adhesion, and proliferation. Activation of the receptor is important for the innate immune response in human skin. The kinase domain of EGFR can also cross-phosphorylate tyrosine residues of other receptors it is aggregated with, and can itself be activated in that manner. EGFR activates at least 4 major downstream signaling cascades including the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK, PI3 kinase-AKT, PLCgamma-PKC and STATs modules. EGFR may also activate the NF-kappa-B signaling cascade and other proteins like RGS16, by activating its GTPase activity, and probably coupling the EGF receptor signaling to the G protein-coupled receptor signaling. EGFR also phosphorylates MUC1 and increases its interaction with SRC and CTNNB1/beta-catenin. Mutations that lead to EGFR overexpression (i.e., upregulation) or overactivity have been associated with a number of cancers, including squamous-cell carcinoma of the lung (80% of cases), anal cancers (Walker et al. (2009) Hum. Pathol. 40:1517-1527), glioblastoma (50%) and epithelian tumors of the head and neck (80-100%) (Kumar et al. (2013) Robbins basic pathology. Philadelphia: Elsevier/Saunders. p. 179). These somatic mutations involving EGFR lead to its constant activation, which produces uncontrolled cell division. In glioblastoma a more or less specific mutation of EGFR, called EGFRvIII is often observed (Kuan et al. (2001) Endocr. Relat. Cancer. 8:83-96). Aberrant EGFR signaling has been implicated in psoriasis, eczema and atherosclerosis (Jost et al. (2000) Eur. J. Dermatol. 10:505-510; Dreux et al. (2006) Atherosclerosis 186:38-53). However, its exact roles in these conditions are ill-defined. Human EGFR protein has 1210 amino acids and a molecular mass of 134277 Da, with at least a receptor L domain (amino acid no. 57-168 of SEQ ID NO:92), a Furin-like domain (amino acd no. 185-335 of SDEQ ID NO:92), another receptor L domain (amino acid no. 361-481 of SEQ ID NO:92), a growth factor receptor domain IV (amino acid no. 505-637 of SEQ ID NO:92), a transmembrane region (amino acid no. 646-668 of SEQ ID NO:92), and a catalytic domain of the protein tyrosince kinase family (amino acid no. 704-1016 of SEQ ID NO:92). The structure and domains of human EGFR may be found at the World Wide Web address of www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P00533#structure and www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro/protein/P00533. EGFR has been shown to interact with proteins such as AR, ARF4, CAV1, CAV3, CBL, CBLB, CBLC, CD44, CDC25A, CRK, CTNNB1, DCN, EGF, GRB14, Grb2, JAK2, MUC1, NCK1, NCK2, PKC alpha, PLCG1, PLSCR1, PTPN1, PTPN11, PTPN6, PTPRK, SH2D3A, SH3KBP1, SHC1, SOS1, Src, STAT1, STAT3, STAT5A, UBC, and WAS.

The term “EGFR” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. Representative human EGFR cDNA and human EGFR protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, nine different human EGFR isoforms are known. Human EGFR isoform A (NP_005219.2), the longest isoform, is encodable by the transcript variant 1 (NM_005228.4). Human EGFR isoform B (NP_958439.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 2 (NM_201282.1), which uses a different 3′ terminal exon when compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform B has a shorter and distinct C-terminus. Human EGFR isoform C (also known as ErbB1-S, NP_958440.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 3 (NM_201283.1), which uses a different 3′ terminal exon when compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform C has a shorter and distinct C-terminus. Only the extracellular domain is present in isoform C. Human EGFR isoform D (NP_958441.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 4 (NM_201284.1), which uses a different 3′ terminal exon when compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform D has a shorter and distinct C-terminus. Only the extracellular domain is present in isoform D. Human EGFR isoform E (NP_001333826.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 5 (NM_001346897.1), which lacks an in-frame exon in the 5′ coding region and its 3′ terminal exon extends past a splice site that is used in variant 1. The encoded isoform E is shorter and has a distinct C-terminus compared to isoform A. Human EGFR isoform F (NP_001333827.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 6 (NM_001346898.1), which has a 3′ terminal exon that extends past a splice site that is used in variant 1. The encoded isoform F has a shorter and distinct C-terminus compared to isoform A. Human EGFR isoform G (NP_001333828.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 7 (NM_001346899.1), which lacks an in-frame exon in the 5′ coding region, compared to variant 1. Human EGFR isoform H (NP_001333829.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 8 (NM_001346900.1), which uses a novel 5′ terminal exon compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform H has a shorter and distinct N-terminus compared to isoform A. Human EGFR isoform I (a.k.a. EGFRvIII, delta-EGFR, and de2-7EGFR; NP_001333870.1) is encodable by the transcript variant 9 (NM_001346941.1), which has an in-frame deletion of six exons in the 5′ coding region, compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform I has a shorter extracellular domain compared to isoform A. This variant is considered to be tumorigenic and the encoded protein lacks normal ligand binding ability and is constitutively active. Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of EGFR orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, chimpanzee EGFR (XM_519102.6 and XP_519102.3, and XM_001156264.5 and XP_001156264.1), Rhesus monkey EGFR (XM_015133436.1 and XP_014988922.1, and XM_015133437.1 and XP_014988923.1), dog EGFR (XM_014120756.1 and XP_013976231.1), cattle EGFR (XM_002696890.4 and XP_002696936.2, and XM_592211.8 and XP_592211.4), mouse EGFR (NM_007912.4 and NP_031938.1, and NM_207655.2 and NP_997538.1), rat EGFR (NM_031507.1 and NP_113695.1, XM_008770416.2 and XP_008768638.1, XM_008770418.2 and XP_008768640.1, and XM_017599073.1 and XP_017454562.1), chicken EGFR (NM_205497.2 and NP_990828.2), tropical clawed frog EGFR (XM_002939914.4 and XP_002939960.2), and zebrafish EGFR (NM_194424.1 and NP_919405.1).

Anti-EGFR antibodies suitable for detecting EGFR protein are well-known in the art and include, for example, antibody Cat #06-847 (EMD Millipore, Billerica, Mass.), antibodies AM00029BT-N, AM00029PU-N, and others (OriGene Technologies, Rockville, Md.), antibodies Cat # MAB8967, AF231, AF1095, and others (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, Minn.), antibodies NB120-10414, NBP1-84814, and others (Novus Biologicals, Littleton, Colo.), antibodies ab52894, ab40815, and others (AbCam, Cambridge, Mass.), antibodies Cat #: 4267, 2244, 48685, and others (Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, Mass.), antibodies GTX121919, GTX628887, and others (GeneTex, Irvine, Calif.), etc. In addition, reagents are well-known for detecting EGFR expression. For example, multiple clinical tests for EGFR are available at NIH Genetic Testing Registry (GTR®) (e.g., GTR Test ID: GTR000514557.2 for EGFR mutation by Sanger Sequencing, offered by Cancer Genetics, Inc. (Rutherford, N.J.), GTR Test ID: GTR000510455.1 for lung cancer, offered by Centogene AG, Germany, and other tests). Commercial ELISA kits for detecting EGFR are available, at least, from R&D Systems (Cat # DYC1095B-2, DYC1854-2, DEGFRO, DYC3570-2, etc.). Moreover, multiple siRNA, shRNA, CRISPR constructs for reducing EGFR Expression can be found in the commercial product lists of the above-referenced companies, such as RNAi products SC-29301, SC-44340, and others and CRISPR products sc-400015 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology). Other similar products include TG320326, TR320326, TG509941, and others shRNA products, as well as KN214877, KN204201, and others CRISPR products (Origene). Small molecule compounds are known to regulate EGFR expression, such as Cat.# A8197 and other inhibitors (ApexBio, Houston, Tex.), CAS 879127-07-8 and other inhibitors or activators (EMD Millipore). Known EGFR inhibitory drugs include, at least, Iressa™ (gefitinib), Tarceva™ (erlotinib), Tykerb™ (lapatinib), Erbitux™ (cetuximab), Vectibix™ (panitumumab), Caprelsa™ (vandetanib), Tagrisso™ (osimertinib), Portrazza™ (necitumumab), etc. It is to be noted that the term can further be used to refer to any combination of features described herein regarding EGFR molecules. For example, any combination of sequence composition, percentage identify, sequence length, domain structure, functional activity, etc. can be used to describe an EGFR molecule of the present invention.

The term “loss-of-function mutation” for EGFR refers to any mutation in an EGFR-related nucleic acid or protein that results in reduced or eliminated EGFR protein amounts and/or function. For example, nucleic acid mutations include single-base substitutions, multi-base substitutions, insertion mutations, deletion mutations, frameshift mutations, missesnse mutations, nonsense mutations, splice-site mutations, epigenetic modifications (e.g., methylation, phosphorylation, acetylation, ubiquitylation, sumoylation, histone acetylation, histone deacetylation, and the like), and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the mutation is a “nonsynonymous mutation,” meaning that the mutation alters the amino acid sequence of EGFR. Such mutations reduce or eliminate EGFR protein amounts and/or function by eliminating proper coding sequences required for proper EGFR protein translation and/or coding for EGFR proteins that are non-functional or have reduced function (e.g., deletion of enzymatic and/or structural domains, reduction in protein stability, alteration of sub-cellular localization, and the like). Such mutations are well-known in the art. In addition, a representative list describing a wide variety of structural mutations correlated with the functional result of reduced or eliminated EGFR protein amounts and/or function is described in the Tables and the Examples. In some embodiments, the term “hotspot mutation” for EGFR refers to a mutation that is commonly known to be mutated in EGFR associated with cancer. In some instances, such “hotspot mutations” can be those known to cause resistance to anti-EGFR therapies such as those described in Example 4.

Unless otherwise specified here within, the terms “antibody” and “antibodies” broadly encompass naturally-occurring forms of antibodies (e.g. IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE) and recombinant antibodies such as single-chain antibodies, chimeric and humanized antibodies and multi-specific antibodies, as well as fragments and derivatives of all of the foregoing, which fragments and derivatives have at least an antigenic binding site. Antibody derivatives may comprise a protein or chemical moiety conjugated to an antibody.

The term “antibody” as used herein also includes an “antigen-binding portion” of an antibody (or simply “antibody portion”). The term “antigen-binding portion”, as used herein, refers to one or more fragments of an antibody that retain the ability to specifically bind to an antigen (e.g., a biomarker polypeptide or fragment thereof). It has been shown that the antigen-binding function of an antibody can be performed by fragments of a full-length antibody. Examples of binding fragments encompassed within the term “antigen-binding portion” of an antibody include (i) a Fab fragment, a monovalent fragment consisting of the VL, VH, CL and CH1 domains; (ii) a F(ab′)₂ fragment, a bivalent fragment comprising two Fab fragments linked by a disulfide bridge at the hinge region; (iii) a Fd fragment consisting of the VH and CH1 domains; (iv) a Fv fragment consisting of the VL and VH domains of a single arm of an antibody, (v) a dAb fragment (Ward et al. (1989) Nature 341:544-546), which consists of a VH domain; and (vi) an isolated complementarity determining region (CDR). Furthermore, although the two domains of the Fv fragment, VL and VH, are coded for by separate genes, they can be joined, using recombinant methods, by a synthetic linker that enables them to be made as a single protein chain in which the VL and VH regions pair to form monovalent polypeptides (known as single chain Fv (scFv); see e.g., Bird et al. (1988) Science 242:423-426; and Huston et al. (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:5879-5883; and Osbourn et al. 1998, Nature Biotechnology 16: 778). Such single chain antibodies are also intended to be encompassed within the term “antigen-binding portion” of an antibody. Any VH and VL sequences of specific scFv can be linked to human immunoglobulin constant region cDNA or genomic sequences, in order to generate expression vectors encoding complete IgG polypeptides or other isotypes. VH and VL can also be used in the generation of Fab, Fv or other fragments of immunoglobulins using either protein chemistry or recombinant DNA technology. Other forms of single chain antibodies, such as diabodies are also encompassed. Diabodies are bivalent, bispecific antibodies in which VH and VL domains are expressed on a single polypeptide chain, but using a linker that is too short to allow for pairing between the two domains on the same chain, thereby forcing the domains to pair with complementary domains of another chain and creating two antigen binding sites (see e.g., Holliger, P., et al. (1993) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:6444-6448; Poljak, R. J., et al. (1994) Structure 2:1121-1123).

Still further, an antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof may be part of larger immunoadhesion polypeptides, formed by covalent or noncovalent association of the antibody or antibody portion with one or more other proteins or peptides. Examples of such immunoadhesion polypeptides include use of the streptavidin core region to make a tetrameric scFv polypeptide (Kipriyanov, S. M., et al. (1995) Human Antibodies and Hybridomas 6:93-101) and use of a cysteine residue, biomarker peptide and a C-terminal polyhistidine tag to make bivalent and biotinylated scFv polypeptides (Kipriyanov, S. M., et al. (1994) Mol. Immunol. 31:1047-1058). Antibody portions, such as Fab and F(ab′)₂ fragments, can be prepared from whole antibodies using conventional techniques, such as papain or pepsin digestion, respectively, of whole antibodies. Moreover, antibodies, antibody portions and immunoadhesion polypeptides can be obtained using standard recombinant DNA techniques, as described herein.

Antibodies may be polyclonal or monoclonal; xenogeneic, allogeneic, or syngeneic; or modified forms thereof (e.g. humanized, chimeric, etc.). Antibodies may also be fully human. Preferably, antibodies of the present invention bind specifically or substantially specifically to a biomarker polypeptide or fragment thereof. The terms “monoclonal antibodies” and “monoclonal antibody composition”, as used herein, refer to a population of antibody polypeptides that contain only one species of an antigen binding site capable of immunoreacting with a particular epitope of an antigen, whereas the term “polyclonal antibodies” and “polyclonal antibody composition” refer to a population of antibody polypeptides that contain multiple species of antigen binding sites capable of interacting with a particular antigen. A monoclonal antibody composition typically displays a single binding affinity for a particular antigen with which it immunoreacts.

Antibodies may also be “humanized”, which is intended to include antibodies made by a non-human cell having variable and constant regions which have been altered to more closely resemble antibodies that would be made by a human cell. For example, by altering the non-human antibody amino acid sequence to incorporate amino acids found in human germline immunoglobulin sequences. The humanized antibodies of the present invention may include amino acid residues not encoded by human germline immunoglobulin sequences (e.g., mutations introduced by random or site-specific mutagenesis in vitro or by somatic mutation in vivo), for example in the CDRs. The term “humanized antibody”, as used herein, also includes antibodies in which CDR sequences derived from the germline of another mammalian species, such as a mouse, have been grafted onto human framework sequences.

The term “assigned score” refers to the numerical value designated for each of the biomarkers after being measured in a patient sample. The assigned score correlates to the absence, presence or inferred amount of the biomarker in the sample. The assigned score can be generated manually (e.g., by visual inspection) or with the aid of instrumentation for image acquisition and analysis. In certain embodiments, the assigned score is determined by a qualitative assessment, for example, detection of a fluorescent readout on a graded scale, or quantitative assessment. In one embodiment, an “aggregate score,” which refers to the combination of assigned scores from a plurality of measured biomarkers, is determined. In one embodiment the aggregate score is a summation of assigned scores. In another embodiment, combination of assigned scores involves performing mathematical operations on the assigned scores before combining them into an aggregate score. In certain, embodiments, the aggregate score is also referred to herein as the “predictive score.”

The term “biomarker” refers to a measurable entity of the present invention that has been determined to be predictive of immune checkpoint therapy effects on a cancer. Biomarkers can include, without limitation, nucleic acids and proteins, including those shown in Table 1, the Examples, and the Figures.

A “blocking” antibody or an antibody “antagonist” is one which inhibits or reduces at least one biological activity of the antigen(s) it binds. In certain embodiments, the blocking antibodies or antagonist antibodies or fragments thereof described herein substantially or completely inhibit a given biological activity of the antigen(s).

The term “body fluid” refers to fluids that are excreted or secreted from the body as well as fluids that are normally not (e.g. amniotic fluid, aqueous humor, bile, blood and blood plasma, cerebrospinal fluid, cerumen and earwax, cowper's fluid or pre-ejaculatory fluid, chyle, chyme, stool, female ejaculate, interstitial fluid, intracellular fluid, lymph, menses, breast milk, mucus, pleural fluid, pus, saliva, sebum, semen, serum, sweat, synovial fluid, tears, urine, vaginal lubrication, vitreous humor, vomit).

The terms “cancer” or “tumor” or “hyperproliferative” refer to the presence of cells possessing characteristics typical of cancer-causing cells, such as uncontrolled proliferation, immortality, metastatic potential, rapid growth and proliferation rate, and certain characteristic morphological features. In some embodiments, such cells exhibit such characteristics in part or in full due to the expression and activity of immune checkpoint proteins, such as PD-1, PD-L1, and/or CTLA-4. Cancer cells are often in the form of a tumor, but such cells may exist alone within an animal, or may be a non-tumorigenic cancer cell, such as a leukemia cell. As used herein, the term “cancer” includes premalignant as well as malignant cancers. Cancers include, but are not limited to, B cell cancer, e.g., multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, the heavy chain diseases, such as, for example, alpha chain disease, gamma chain disease, and mu chain disease, benign monoclonal gammopathy, and immunocytic amyloidosis, melanomas, breast cancer, lung cancer, bronchus cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, ovarian cancer, urinary bladder cancer, brain or central nervous system cancer, peripheral nervous system cancer, esophageal cancer, cervical cancer, uterine or endometrial cancer, cancer of the oral cavity or pharynx, liver cancer, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, biliary tract cancer, small bowel or appendix cancer, salivary gland cancer, thyroid gland cancer, adrenal gland cancer, osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, cancer of hematologic tissues, and the like. Other non-limiting examples of types of cancers applicable to the methods encompassed by the present invention include human sarcomas and carcinomas, e.g., fibrosarcoma, myxosarcoma, liposarcoma, chondrosarcoma, osteogenic sarcoma, chordoma, angiosarcoma, endotheliosarcoma, lymphangiosarcoma, lymphangioendotheliosarcoma, synovioma, mesothelioma, Ewing's tumor, leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, colon carcinoma, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, sweat gland carcinoma, sebaceous gland carcinoma, papillary carcinoma, papillary adenocarcinomas, cystadenocarcinoma, medullary carcinoma, bronchogenic carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, hepatoma, bile duct carcinoma, liver cancer, choriocarcinoma, seminoma, embryonal carcinoma, Wilms' tumor, cervical cancer, bone cancer, brain tumor, testicular cancer, lung carcinoma, small cell lung carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, epithelial carcinoma, glioma, astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, craniopharyngioma, ependymoma, pinealoma, hemangioblastoma, acoustic neuroma, oligodendroglioma, meningioma, melanoma, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma; leukemias, e.g., acute lymphocytic leukemia and acute myelocytic leukemia (myeloblastic, promyelocytic, myelomonocytic, monocytic and erythroleukemia); chronic leukemia (chronic myelocytic (granulocytic) leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia); and polycythemia vera, lymphoma (Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's disease), multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, and heavy chain disease. In some embodiments, cancers are epithlelial in nature and include but are not limited to, bladder cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colon cancer, gynecologic cancers, renal cancer, laryngeal cancer, lung cancer, oral cancer, head and neck cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, or skin cancer. In other embodiments, the cancer is breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, or colon cancer. In still other embodiments, the epithelial cancer is non-small-cell lung cancer, nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma (e.g., serous ovarian carcinoma), or breast carcinoma. The epithelial cancers may be characterized in various other ways including, but not limited to, serous, endometrioid, mucinous, clear cell, Brenner, or undifferentiated.

The term “coding region” refers to regions of a nucleotide sequence comprising codons which are translated into amino acid residues, whereas the term “noncoding region” refers to regions of a nucleotide sequence that are not translated into amino acids (e.g., 5′ and 3′ untranslated regions).

The term “complementary” refers to the broad concept of sequence complementarity between regions of two nucleic acid strands or between two regions of the same nucleic acid strand. It is known that an adenine residue of a first nucleic acid region is capable of forming specific hydrogen bonds (“base pairing”) with a residue of a second nucleic acid region which is antiparallel to the first region if the residue is thymine or uracil. Similarly, it is known that a cytosine residue of a first nucleic acid strand is capable of base pairing with a residue of a second nucleic acid strand which is antiparallel to the first strand if the residue is guanine. A first region of a nucleic acid is complementary to a second region of the same or a different nucleic acid if, when the two regions are arranged in an antiparallel fashion, at least one nucleotide residue of the first region is capable of base pairing with a residue of the second region. Preferably, the first region comprises a first portion and the second region comprises a second portion, whereby, when the first and second portions are arranged in an antiparallel fashion, at least about 50%, and preferably at least about 75%, at least about 90%, or at least about 95% of the nucleotide residues of the first portion are capable of base pairing with nucleotide residues in the second portion. More preferably, all nucleotide residues of the first portion are capable of base pairing with nucleotide residues in the second portion.

The terms “conjoint therapy” and “combination therapy,” as used herein, refer to the administration of two or more therapeutic substances, e.g., combinations of anti-immune checkpoint therapies, multiple inhibitors of an immune checkpoint of interest, combinations of immune checkpoint therapy with an inhibitor of PBRM1 (ARID2, BRD7, PHF10, KDM6A, ARID1A, ARID1B, BRG1, BRM, CRB1, EGFR, and the like), and combinations thereof. The different agents comprising the combination therapy may be administered concomitant with, prior to, or following the administration of one or more therapeutic agents.

The term “control” refers to any reference standard suitable to provide a comparison to the expression products in the test sample. In one embodiment, the control comprises obtaining a “control sample” from which expression product levels are detected and compared to the expression product levels from the test sample. Such a control sample may comprise any suitable sample, including but not limited to a sample from a control cancer patient (can be stored sample or previous sample measurement) with a known outcome; normal tissue or cells isolated from a subject, such as a normal patient or the cancer patient, cultured primary cells/tissues isolated from a subject such as a normal subject or the cancer patient, adjacent normal cells/tissues obtained from the same organ or body location of the cancer patient, a tissue or cell sample isolated from a normal subject, or a primary cells/tissues obtained from a depository. In another preferred embodiment, the control may comprise a reference standard expression product level from any suitable source, including but not limited to housekeeping genes, an expression product level range from normal tissue (or other previously analyzed control sample), a previously determined expression product level range within a test sample from a group of patients, or a set of patients with a certain outcome (for example, survival for one, two, three, four years, etc.) or receiving a certain treatment (for example, standard of care cancer therapy). It will be understood by those of skill in the art that such control samples and reference standard expression product levels can be used in combination as controls in the methods of the present invention. In one embodiment, the control may comprise normal or non-cancerous cell/tissue sample. In another preferred embodiment, the control may comprise an expression level for a set of patients, such as a set of cancer patients, or for a set of cancer patients receiving a certain treatment, or for a set of patients with one outcome versus another outcome. In the former case, the specific expression product level of each patient can be assigned to a percentile level of expression, or expressed as either higher or lower than the mean or average of the reference standard expression level. In another preferred embodiment, the control may comprise normal cells, cells from patients treated with combination chemotherapy, and cells from patients having benign cancer. In another embodiment, the control may also comprise a measured value for example, average level of expression of a particular gene in a population compared to the level of expression of a housekeeping gene in the same population. Such a population may comprise normal subjects, cancer patients who have not undergone any treatment (i.e., treatment naive), cancer patients undergoing standard of care therapy, or patients having benign cancer. In another preferred embodiment, the control comprises a ratio transformation of expression product levels, including but not limited to determining a ratio of expression product levels of two genes in the test sample and comparing it to any suitable ratio of the same two genes in a reference standard; determining expression product levels of the two or more genes in the test sample and determining a difference in expression product levels in any suitable control; and determining expression product levels of the two or more genes in the test sample, normalizing their expression to expression of housekeeping genes in the test sample, and comparing to any suitable control. In particularly preferred embodiments, the control comprises a control sample which is of the same lineage and/or type as the test sample. In another embodiment, the control may comprise expression product levels grouped as percentiles within or based on a set of patient samples, such as all patients with cancer. In one embodiment a control expression product level is established wherein higher or lower levels of expression product relative to, for instance, a particular percentile, are used as the basis for predicting outcome. In another preferred embodiment, a control expression product level is established using expression product levels from cancer control patients with a known outcome, and the expression product levels from the test sample are compared to the control expression product level as the basis for predicting outcome. As demonstrated by the data below, the methods of the present invention are not limited to use of a specific cut-point in comparing the level of expression product in the test sample to the control.

The “copy number” of a biomarker nucleic acid refers to the number of DNA sequences in a cell (e.g., germline and/or somatic) encoding a particular gene product. Generally, for a given gene, a mammal has two copies of each gene. The copy number can be increased, however, by gene amplification or duplication, or reduced by deletion. For example, germline copy number changes include changes at one or more genomic loci, wherein said one or more genomic loci are not accounted for by the number of copies in the normal complement of germline copies in a control (e.g., the normal copy number in germline DNA for the same species as that from which the specific germline DNA and corresponding copy number were determined). Somatic copy number changes include changes at one or more genomic loci, wherein said one or more genomic loci are not accounted for by the number of copies in germline DNA of a control (e.g., copy number in germline DNA for the same subject as that from which the somatic DNA and corresponding copy number were determined).

The “normal” copy number (e.g., germline and/or somatic) of a biomarker nucleic acid or “normal” level of expression of a biomarker nucleic acid or protein is the activity/level of expression or copy number in a biological sample, e.g., a sample containing tissue, whole blood, serum, plasma, buccal scrape, saliva, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, stool, and bone marrow, from a subject, e.g., a human, not afflicted with cancer, or from a corresponding non-cancerous tissue in the same subject who has cancer.

As used herein, the term “costimulate” with reference to activated immune cells includes the ability of a costimulatory molecule to provide a second, non-activating receptor mediated signal (a “costimulatory signal”) that induces proliferation or effector function. For example, a costimulatory signal can result in cytokine secretion, e.g., in a T cell that has received a T cell-receptor-mediated signal. Immune cells that have received a cell-receptor mediated signal, e.g., via an activating receptor are referred to herein as “activated immune cells.”

The term “determining a suitable treatment regimen for the subject” is taken to mean the determination of a treatment regimen (i.e., a single therapy or a combination of different therapies that are used for the prevention and/or treatment of the cancer in the subject) for a subject that is started, modified and/or ended based or essentially based or at least partially based on the results of the analysis according to the present invention. One example is determining whether to provide targeted therapy against a cancer to provide immunotherapy that generally increases immune responses against the cancer (e.g., immune checkpoint therapy). Another example is starting an adjuvant therapy after surgery whose purpose is to decrease the risk of recurrence, another would be to modify the dosage of a particular chemotherapy. The determination can, in addition to the results of the analysis according to the present invention, be based on personal characteristics of the subject to be treated. In most cases, the actual determination of the suitable treatment regimen for the subject will be performed by the attending physician or doctor.

The term “diagnosing cancer” includes the use of the methods, systems, and code of the present invention to determine the presence or absence of a cancer or subtype thereof in an individual. The term also includes methods, systems, and code for assessing the level of disease activity in an individual.

A molecule is “fixed” or “affixed” to a substrate if it is covalently or non-covalently associated with the substrate such that the substrate can be rinsed with a fluid (e.g. standard saline citrate, pH 7.4) without a substantial fraction of the molecule dissociating from the substrate.

The term “expression signature” or “signature” refers to a group of two or more coordinately expressed biomarkers. For example, the genes, proteins, metabolites, and the like making up this signature may be expressed in a specific cell lineage, stage of differentiation, or during a particular biological response. The biomarkers can reflect biological aspects of the tumors in which they are expressed, such as the cell of origin of the cancer, the nature of the non-malignant cells in the biopsy, and the oncogenic mechanisms responsible for the cancer. Expression data and gene expression levels can be stored on computer readable media, e.g., the computer readable medium used in conjunction with a microarray or chip reading device. Such expression data can be manipulated to generate expression signatures.

“Homologous” as used herein, refers to nucleotide sequence similarity between two regions of the same nucleic acid strand or between regions of two different nucleic acid strands. When a nucleotide residue position in both regions is occupied by the same nucleotide residue, then the regions are homologous at that position. A first region is homologous to a second region if at least one nucleotide residue position of each region is occupied by the same residue. Homology between two regions is expressed in terms of the proportion of nucleotide residue positions of the two regions that are occupied by the same nucleotide residue. By way of example, a region having the nucleotide sequence 5′-ATTGCC-3′ and a region having the nucleotide sequence 5′-TATGGC-3′ share 50% homology. Preferably, the first region comprises a first portion and the second region comprises a second portion, whereby, at least about 50%, and preferably at least about 75%, at least about 90%, or at least about 95% of the nucleotide residue positions of each of the portions are occupied by the same nucleotide residue. More preferably, all nucleotide residue positions of each of the portions are occupied by the same nucleotide residue.

The term “immune cell” refers to cells that play a role in the immune response. Immune cells are of hematopoietic origin, and include lymphocytes, such as B cells and T cells; natural killer cells; myeloid cells, such as monocytes, macrophages, eosinophils, mast cells, basophils, and granulocytes.

The term “immune checkpoint” refers to a group of molecules on the cell surface of CD4+ and/or CD8+ T cells that fine-tune immune responses by down-modulating or inhibiting an anti-tumor immune response. Immune checkpoint proteins are well known in the art and include, without limitation, CTLA-4, PD-1, VISTA, B7-H2, B7-H3, PD-L1, B7-H4, B7-H6, 2B4, ICOS, HVEM, PD-L2, CD160, gp49B, PIR-B, KIR family receptors, TIM-1, TIM-3, TIM-4, LAG-3, BTLA, SIRPalpha (CD47), CD48, 2B4 (CD244), B7.1, B7.2, ILT-2, ILT-4, TIGIT, and A2aR (see, for example, WO 2012/177624). The term further encompasses biologically active protein fragment, as well as nucleic acids encoding full-length immune checkpoint proteins and biologically active protein fragments thereof.

In some embodiment, the term further encompasses any fragment according to homology descriptions provided herein.

“Immune checkpoint therapy” refers to the use of agents that inhibit immune checkpoint nucleic acids and/or proteins. Inhibition of one or more immune checkpoints can block or otherwise neutralize inhibitory signaling to thereby upregulate an immune response in order to more efficaciously treat cancer. Exemplary agents useful for inhibiting immune checkpoints include antibodies, small molecules, peptides, peptidomimetics, natural ligands, and derivatives of natural ligands, that can either bind and/or inactivate or inhibit immune checkpoint proteins, or fragments thereof; as well as RNA interference, antisense, nucleic acid aptamers, etc. that can downregulate the expression and/or activity of immune checkpoint nucleic acids, or fragments thereof. Exemplary agents for upregulating an immune response include antibodies against one or more immune checkpoint proteins block the interaction between the proteins and its natural receptor(s); a non-activating form of one or more immune checkpoint proteins (e.g., a dominant negative polypeptide); small molecules or peptides that block the interaction between one or more immune checkpoint proteins and its natural receptor(s); fusion proteins (e.g. the extracellular portion of an immune checkpoint inhibition protein fused to the Fc portion of an antibody or immunoglobulin) that bind to its natural receptor(s); nucleic acid molecules that block immune checkpoint nucleic acid transcription or translation; and the like. Such agents can directly block the interaction between the one or more immune checkpoints and its natural receptor(s) (e.g., antibodies) to prevent inhibitory signaling and upregulate an immune response. Alternatively, agents can indirectly block the interaction between one or more immune checkpoint proteins and its natural receptor(s) to prevent inhibitory signaling and upregulate an immune response. For example, a soluble version of an immune checkpoint protein ligand such as a stabilized extracellular domain can binding to its receptor to indirectly reduce the effective concentration of the receptor to bind to an appropriate ligand. In one embodiment, anti-PD-1 antibodies, anti-PD-L1 antibodies, and anti-CTLA-4 antibodies, either alone or in combination, are used to inhibit immune checkpoints.

“Ipilimumab” is a reRepresentative example of an immune checkpoint therapy. Ipilimumab (previously MDX-010; Medarex Inc., marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb as YERVOY™) is a fully human anti-human CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody that blocks the binding of CTLA-4 to CD80 and CD86 expressed on antigen presenting cells, thereby, blocking the negative down-regulation of the immune responses elicited by the interaction of these molecules (see, for example, WO 2013/169971, U.S. Pat. Publ. 2002/0086014, and U.S. Pat. Publ. 2003/0086930.

The term “immune response” includes T cell mediated and/or B cell mediated immune responses. Exemplary immune responses include T cell responses, e.g., cytokine production and cellular cytotoxicity. In addition, the term immune response includes immune responses that are indirectly effected by T cell activation, e.g., antibody production (humoral responses) and activation of cytokine responsive cells, e.g., macrophages.

The term “immunotherapeutic agent” can include any molecule, peptide, antibody or other agent which can stimulate a host immune system to generate an immune response to a tumor or cancer in the subject. Various immunotherapeutic agents are useful in the compositions and methods described herein.

The term “inhibit” includes the decrease, limitation, or blockage, of, for example a particular action, function, or interaction. In some embodiments, cancer is “inhibited” if at least one symptom of the cancer is alleviated, terminated, slowed, or prevented. As used herein, cancer is also “inhibited” if recurrence or metastasis of the cancer is reduced, slowed, delayed, or prevented.

The term “interaction”, when referring to an interaction between two molecules, refers to the physical contact (e.g., binding) of the molecules with one another. Generally, such an interaction results in an activity (which produces a biological effect) of one or both of said molecules.

An “isolated protein” refers to a protein that is substantially free of other proteins, cellular material, separation medium, and culture medium when isolated from cells or produced by recombinant DNA techniques, or chemical precursors or other chemicals when chemically synthesized. An “isolated” or “purified” protein or biologically active portion thereof is substantially free of cellular material or other contaminating proteins from the cell or tissue source from which the antibody, polypeptide, peptide or fusion protein is derived, or substantially free from chemical precursors or other chemicals when chemically synthesized. The language “substantially free of cellular material” includes preparations of a biomarker polypeptide or fragment thereof, in which the protein is separated from cellular components of the cells from which it is isolated or recombinantly produced. In one embodiment, the language “substantially free of cellular material” includes preparations of a biomarker protein or fragment thereof, having less than about 30% (by dry weight) of non-biomarker protein (also referred to herein as a “contaminating protein”), more preferably less than about 20% of non-biomarker protein, still more preferably less than about 10% of non-biomarker protein, and most preferably less than about 5% non-biomarker protein. When antibody, polypeptide, peptide or fusion protein or fragment thereof, e.g., a biologically active fragment thereof, is recombinantly produced, it is also preferably substantially free of culture medium, i.e., culture medium represents less than about 20%, more preferably less than about 10%, and most preferably less than about 5% of the volume of the protein preparation.

The term “KDM6A” refers to a particular lysine demethylase containing a JmjC-domain that catalyzes the demethylation of tri-/di-methylated histone H3. The term “KDM6A” is intended to include fragments, variants (e.g., allelic variants), and derivatives thereof. ReRepresentative human KDM6A cDNA and human KDM6A protein sequences are well-known in the art and are publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, the nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of a representative human KDM6A biomarker (also known as UTX or MGC141941 or bA386N14.2 or DKFZp686A03225) is available to the public at the GenBank database under NM_021140.2 and NP_0066963.2. Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of KDM6A orthologs in organisms other than humans are well known and include, for example, mouse KDM6A (NM_009483.1 and NP_033509.1), rat KDM6A (XM_002730185.2 and XP_002730231.1), chimpanzee KDM6A (XM_002806207.1 and XP_002806253.1), chicken KDM6A (XM_416762.3 and XP_416762.3), fruit fly KDM6A (NM_001201844.1 and NP_001188773.1), and worm KDM6A (NM_077049.3 and NP_509450.1). Representative sequences of KDM6A orthologs are presented below in Table 1.

Anti-KDM6A antibodies suitable for detecting KDM6A protein are well-known in the art and include, for example, antibody ab36938 (Abcam), 16F9.1 (EMD Millipore), PAS-31828 (ThermoFisher), NBP1-80628 and H00007403-M05 (Novus Biologicals), etc. Moreover, mutilple siRNA, shRNA, CRISPR constructs for reducing KDM6A expression can be found in the commercial product lists of the above-referenced companies, such as siRNA product #sc-76881 and sc-76882 and CRISPER products #sc-514859 from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, as well as multiple RNAi products and CRISPER products from Origene and GenScript (Piscataway, N.J.). It is to be noted that the term can further be used to refer to any combination of features described herein regarding KDM6A molecules. For example, any combination of sequence composition, percentage identify, sequence length, domain structure, functional activity, etc. can be used to describe an KDM6A molecule of the present invention.

The term “loss-of-function mutation” for KDM6A refers to any mutation in a KDM6A-related nucleic acid or protein that results in reduced or eliminated KDM6A protein amounts and/or function. For example, nucleic acid mutations include single-base substitutions, multi-base substitutions, insertion mutations, deletion mutations, frameshift mutations, missesnse mutations, nonsense mutations, splice-site mutations, epigenetic modifications (e.g., methylation, phosphorylation, acetylation, ubiquitylation, sumoylation, histone acetylation, histone deacetylation, and the like), and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the mutation is a “nonsynonymous mutation,” meaning that the mutation alters the amino acid sequence of KDM6A. Such mutations reduce or eliminate KDM6A protein amounts and/or function by eliminating proper coding sequences required for proper KDM6A protein translation and/or coding for KDM6A proteins that are non-functional or have reduced function (e.g., deletion of enzymatic and/or structural domains, reduction in protein stability, alteration of sub-cellular localization, and the like). Such mutations are well-known in the art. In addition, a representative list describing a wide variety of structural mutations correlated with the functional result of reduced or eliminated KDM6A protein amounts and/or function is described in the Tables and the Examples.

A “kit” is any manufacture (e.g. a package or container) comprising at least one reagent, e.g. a probe or small molecule, for specifically detecting and/or affecting the expression of a marker of the present invention. The kit may be promoted, distributed, or sold as a unit for performing the methods of the present invention. The kit may comprise one or more reagents necessary to express a composition useful in the methods of the present invention. In certain embodiments, the kit may further comprise a reference standard, e.g., a nucleic acid encoding a protein that does not affect or regulate signaling pathways controlling cell growth, division, migration, survival or apoptosis. One skilled in the art can envision many such control proteins, including, but not limited to, common molecular tags (e.g., green fluorescent protein and beta-galactosidase), proteins not classified in any of pathway encompassing cell growth, division, migration, survival or apoptosis by GeneOntology reference, or ubiquitous housekeeping proteins. Reagents in the kit may be provided in individual containers or as mixtures of two or more reagents in a single container. In addition, instructional materials which describe the use of the compositions within the kit can be included.

The term “neoadjuvant therapy” refers to a treatment given before the primary treatment. Examples of neoadjuvant therapy can include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormone therapy. For example, in treating breast cancer, neoadjuvant therapy can allows patients with large breast cancer to undergo breast-conserving surgery.

The “normal” level of expression of a biomarker is the level of expression of the biomarker in cells of a subject, e.g., a human patient, not afflicted with a cancer. An “over-expression” or “significantly higher level of expression” of a biomarker refers to an expression level in a test sample that is greater than the standard error of the assay employed to assess expression, and is preferably at least 10%, and more preferably 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 times or more higher than the expression activity or level of the biomarker in a control sample (e.g., sample from a healthy subject not having the biomarker associated disease) and preferably, the average expression level of the biomarker in several control samples. A “significantly lower level of expression” of a biomarker refers to an expression level in a test sample that is at least 10%, and more preferably 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 times or more lower than the expression level of the biomarker in a control sample (e.g., sample from a healthy subject not having the biomarker associated disease) and preferably, the average expression level of the biomarker in several control samples.

An “over-expression” or “significantly higher level of expression” of a biomarker refers to an expression level in a test sample that is greater than the standard error of the assay employed to assess expression, and is preferably at least 10%, and more preferably 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 times or more higher than the expression activity or level of the biomarker in a control sample (e.g., sample from a healthy subject not having the biomarker associated disease) and preferably, the average expression level of the biomarker in several control samples. A “significantly lower level of expression” of a biomarker refers to an expression level in a test sample that is at least 10%, and more preferably 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 times or more lower than the expression level of the biomarker in a control sample (e.g., sample from a healthy subject not having the biomarker associated disease) and preferably, the average expression level of the biomarker in several control samples.

The term “pre-determined” biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) may be a biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) used to, by way of example only, evaluate a subject that may be selected for a particular treatment, evaluate a response to a treatment such as an anti-immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, and/or evaluate the disease state. A pre-determined biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) may be determined in populations of patients with or without cancer. The pre-determined biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) can be a single number, equally applicable to every patient, or the pre-determined biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) can vary according to specific subpopulations of patients. Age, weight, height, and other factors of a subject may affect the pre-determined biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) of the individual. Furthermore, the pre-determined biomarker amount and/or activity can be determined for each subject individually. In one embodiment, the amounts determined and/or compared in a method described herein are based on absolute measurements. In another embodiment, the amounts determined and/or compared in a method described herein are based on relative measurements, such as ratios (e.g., serum biomarker normalized to the expression of a housekeeping or otherwise generally constant biomarker). The pre-determined biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) can be any suitable standard. For example, the pre-determined biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) can be obtained from the same or a different human for whom a patient selection is being assessed. In one embodiment, the pre-determined biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) can be obtained from a previous assessment of the same patient. In such a manner, the progress of the selection of the patient can be monitored over time. In addition, the control can be obtained from an assessment of another human or multiple humans, e.g., selected groups of humans, if the subject is a human. In such a manner, the extent of the selection of the human for whom selection is being assessed can be compared to suitable other humans, e.g., other humans who are in a similar situation to the human of interest, such as those suffering from similar or the same condition(s) and/or of the same ethnic group.

The term “predictive” includes the use of a biomarker nucleic acid and/or protein status, e.g., over- or under-activity, emergence, expression, growth, remission, recurrence or resistance of tumors before, during or after therapy, for determining the likelihood of response of a cancer to anti-immune checkpoint treatment (e.g., therapeutic antibodies against CTLA-4, PD-1, PD-L1, and the like). Such predictive use of the biomarker may be confirmed by, e.g., (1) increased or decreased copy number (e.g., by FISH, FISH plus SKY, single-molecule sequencing, e.g., as described in the art at least at J. Biotechnol., 86:289-301, or qPCR), overexpression or underexpression of a biomarker nucleic acid (e.g., by ISH, Northern Blot, or qPCR), increased or decreased biomarker protein (e.g., by IHC), or increased or decreased activity, e.g., in more than about 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 11%, 12%, 13%, 14%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 100%, or more of assayed human cancers types or cancer samples; (2) its absolute or relatively modulated presence or absence in a biological sample, e.g., a sample containing tissue, whole blood, serum, plasma, buccal scrape, saliva, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, stool, or bone marrow, from a subject, e.g. a human, afflicted with cancer; (3) its absolute or relatively modulated presence or absence in clinical subset of patients with cancer (e.g., those responding to a particular immune checkpoint therapy or those developing resistance thereto).

The term “pre-malignant lesions” as described herein refers to a lesion that, while not cancerous, has potential for becoming cancerous. It also includes the term “pre-malignant disorders” or “potentially malignant disorders.” In particular this refers to a benign, morphologically and/or histologically altered tissue that has a greater than normal risk of malignant transformation, and a disease or a patient's habit that does not necessarily alter the clinical appearance of local tissue but is associated with a greater than normal risk of precancerous lesion or cancer development in that tissue (leukoplakia, erythroplakia, erytroleukoplakia lichen planus (lichenoid reaction) and any lesion or an area which histological examination showed atypia of cells or dysplasia.

The terms “prevent,” “preventing,” “prevention,” “prophylactic treatment,” and the like refer to reducing the probability of developing a disease, disorder, or condition in a subject, who does not have, but is at risk of or susceptible to developing a disease, disorder, or condition.

The term “probe” refers to any molecule which is capable of selectively binding to a specifically intended target molecule, for example, a nucleotide transcript or protein encoded by or corresponding to a biomarker nucleic acid. Probes can be either synthesized by one skilled in the art, or derived from appropriate biological preparations. For purposes of detection of the target molecule, probes may be specifically designed to be labeled, as described herein. Examples of molecules that can be utilized as probes include, but are not limited to, RNA, DNA, proteins, antibodies, and organic molecules.

The term “prognosis” includes a prediction of the probable course and outcome of cancer or the likelihood of recovery from the disease. In some embodiments, the use of statistical algorithms provides a prognosis of cancer in an individual. For example, the prognosis can be surgery, development of a clinical subtype of cancer (e.g., solid tumors, such as lung cancer, melanoma, and renal cell carcinoma), development of one or more clinical factors, development of intestinal cancer, or recovery from the disease.

The term “response to immune checkpoint therapy” relates to any response of the hyperproliferative disorder (e.g., cancer) to an immune checkpoint therapy, such as immune checkpoint therapy, preferably to a change in tumor mass and/or volume after initiation of neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy. Hyperproliferative disorder response may be assessed, for example for efficacy or in a neoadjuvant or adjuvant situation, where the size of a tumor after systemic intervention can be compared to the initial size and dimensions as measured by CT, PET, mammogram, ultrasound or palpation. Responses may also be assessed by caliper measurement or pathological examination of the tumor after biopsy or surgical resection. Response may be recorded in a quantitative fashion like percentage change in tumor volume or in a qualitative fashion like “pathological complete response” (pCR), “clinical complete remission” (cCR), “clinical partial remission” (cPR), “clinical stable disease” (cSD), “clinical progressive disease” (cPD) or other qualitative criteria. Assessment of hyperproliferative disorder response may be done early after the onset of neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy, e.g., after a few hours, days, weeks or preferably after a few months. A typical endpoint for response assessment is upon termination of neoadjuvant chemotherapy or upon surgical removal of residual tumor cells and/or the tumor bed. This is typically three months after initiation of neoadjuvant therapy. In some embodiments, clinical efficacy of the therapeutic treatments described herein may be determined by measuring the clinical benefit rate (CBR). The clinical benefit rate is measured by determining the sum of the percentage of patients who are in complete remission (CR), the number of patients who are in partial remission (PR) and the number of patients having stable disease (SD) at a time point at least 6 months out from the end of therapy. The shorthand for this formula is CBR=CR+PR+SD over 6 months. In some embodiments, the CBR for a particular cancer therapeutic regimen is at least 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, or more. Additional criteria for evaluating the response to cancer therapies are related to “survival,” which includes all of the following: survival until mortality, also known as overall survival (wherein said mortality may be either irrespective of cause or tumor related); “recurrence-free survival” (wherein the term recurrence shall include both localized and distant recurrence); metastasis free survival; disease free survival (wherein the term disease shall include cancer and diseases associated therewith). The length of said survival may be calculated by reference to a defined start point (e.g., time of diagnosis or start of treatment) and end point (e.g., death, recurrence or metastasis). In addition, criteria for efficacy of treatment can be expanded to include response to chemotherapy, probability of survival, probability of metastasis within a given time period, and probability of tumor recurrence. For example, in order to determine appropriate threshold values, a particular cancer therapeutic regimen can be administered to a population of subjects and the outcome can be correlated to biomarker measurements that were determined prior to administration of any cancer therapy. The outcome measurement may be pathologic response to therapy given in the neoadjuvant setting. Alternatively, outcome measures, such as overall survival and disease-free survival can be monitored over a period of time for subjects following cancer therapy for whom biomarker measurement values are known. In certain embodiments, the doses administered are standard doses known in the art for cancer therapeutic agents. The period of time for which subjects are monitored can vary. For example, subjects may be monitored for at least 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, or 60 months. Biomarker measurement threshold values that correlate to outcome of a cancer therapy can be determined using well-known methods in the art, such as those described in the Examples section.

The term “resistance” refers to an acquired or natural resistance of a cancer sample or a mammal to a cancer therapy (i.e., being nonresponsive to or having reduced or limited response to the therapeutic treatment), such as having a reduced response to a therapeutic treatment by 25% or more, for example, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, or more, to 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 10-fold, 15-fold, 20-fold or more. The reduction in response can be measured by comparing with the same cancer sample or mammal before the resistance is acquired, or by comparing with a different cancer sample or a mammal who is known to have no resistance to the therapeutic treatment. A typical acquired resistance to chemotherapy is called “multidrug resistance.” The multidrug resistance can be mediated by P-glycoprotein or can be mediated by other mechanisms, or it can occur when a mammal is infected with a multi-drug-resistant microorganism or a combination of microorganisms. The determination of resistance to a therapeutic treatment is routine in the art and within the skill of an ordinarily skilled clinician, for example, can be measured by cell proliferative assays and cell death assays as described herein as “sensitizing.” In some embodiments, the term “reverses resistance” means that the use of a second agent in combination with a primary cancer therapy (e.g., chemotherapeutic or radiation therapy) is able to produce a significant decrease in tumor volume at a level of statistical significance (e.g., p<0.05) when compared to tumor volume of untreated tumor in the circumstance where the primary cancer therapy (e.g., chemotherapeutic or radiation therapy) alone is unable to produce a statistically significant decrease in tumor volume compared to tumor volume of untreated tumor. This generally applies to tumor volume measurements made at a time when the untreated tumor is growing log rhythmically.

The terms “response” or “responsiveness” refers to an anti-cancer response, e.g. in the sense of reduction of tumor size or inhibiting tumor growth. The terms can also refer to an improved prognosis, for example, as reflected by an increased time to recurrence, which is the period to first recurrence censoring for second primary cancer as a first event or death without evidence of recurrence, or an increased overall survival, which is the period from treatment to death from any cause. To respond or to have a response means there is a beneficial endpoint attained when exposed to a stimulus. Alternatively, a negative or detrimental symptom is minimized, mitigated or attenuated on exposure to a stimulus. It will be appreciated that evaluating the likelihood that a tumor or subject will exhibit a favorable response is equivalent to evaluating the likelihood that the tumor or subject will not exhibit favorable response (i.e., will exhibit a lack of response or be non-responsive).

An “RNA interfering agent” as used herein, is defined as any agent which interferes with or inhibits expression of a target biomarker gene by RNA interference (RNAi). Such RNA interfering agents include, but are not limited to, nucleic acid molecules including RNA molecules which are homologous to the target biomarker gene of the present invention, or a fragment thereof, short interfering RNA (siRNA), and small molecules which interfere with or inhibit expression of a target biomarker nucleic acid by RNA interference (RNAi).

“RNA interference (RNAi)” is an evolutionally conserved process whereby the expression or introduction of RNA of a sequence that is identical or highly similar to a target biomarker nucleic acid results in the sequence specific degradation or specific post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) of messenger RNA (mRNA) transcribed from that targeted gene (see Coburn, G. and Cullen, B. (2002) J. of Virology 76(18):9225), thereby inhibiting expression of the target biomarker nucleic acid. In one embodiment, the RNA is double stranded RNA (dsRNA). This process has been described in plants, invertebrates, and mammalian cells. In nature, RNAi is initiated by the dsRNA-specific endonuclease Dicer, which promotes processive cleavage of long dsRNA into double-stranded fragments termed siRNAs. siRNAs are incorporated into a protein complex that recognizes and cleaves target mRNAs. RNAi can also be initiated by introducing nucleic acid molecules, e.g., synthetic siRNAs or RNA interfering agents, to inhibit or silence the expression of target biomarker nucleic acids. As used herein, “inhibition of target biomarker nucleic acid expression” or “inhibition of marker gene expression” includes any decrease in expression or protein activity or level of the target biomarker nucleic acid or protein encoded by the target biomarker nucleic acid. The decrease may be of at least 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95% or 99% or more as compared to the expression of a target biomarker nucleic acid or the activity or level of the protein encoded by a target biomarker nucleic acid which has not been targeted by an RNA interfering agent.

The term “sample” used for detecting or determining the presence or level of at least one biomarker is typically whole blood, plasma, serum, saliva, urine, stool (e.g., feces), tears, and any other bodily fluid (e.g., as described above under the definition of “body fluids”), or a tissue sample (e.g., biopsy) such as a small intestine, colon sample, or surgical resection tissue. In certain instances, the method of the present invention further comprises obtaining the sample from the individual prior to detecting or determining the presence or level of at least one marker in the sample.

The term “sensitize” means to alter cancer cells or tumor cells in a way that allows for more effective treatment of the associated cancer with a cancer therapy (e.g., anti-immune checkpoint, chemotherapeutic, and/or radiation therapy). In some embodiments, normal cells are not affected to an extent that causes the normal cells to be unduly injured by the immune checkpoint therapy. An increased sensitivity or a reduced sensitivity to a therapeutic treatment is measured according to a known method in the art for the particular treatment and methods described herein below, including, but not limited to, cell proliferative assays (Tanigawa N, Kern D H, Kikasa Y, Morton D L, Cancer Res 1982; 42: 2159-2164), cell death assays (Weisenthal L M, Shoemaker R H, Marsden J A, Dill P L, Baker J A, Moran E M, Cancer Res 1984; 94: 161-173; Weisenthal L M, Lippman M E, Cancer Treat Rep 1985; 69: 615-632; Weisenthal L M, In: Kaspers G J L, Pieters R, Twentyman P R, Weisenthal L M, Veerman A J P, eds. Drug Resistance in Leukemia and Lymphoma. Langhorne, P A: Harwood Academic Publishers, 1993: 415-432; Weisenthal L M, Contrib Gynecol Obstet 1994; 19: 82-90). The sensitivity or resistance may also be measured in animal by measuring the tumor size reduction over a period of time, for example, 6 month for human and 4-6 weeks for mouse. A composition or a method sensitizes response to a therapeutic treatment if the increase in treatment sensitivity or the reduction in resistance is 25% or more, for example, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, or more, to 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 10-fold, 15-fold, 20-fold or more, compared to treatment sensitivity or resistance in the absence of such composition or method. The determination of sensitivity or resistance to a therapeutic treatment is routine in the art and within the skill of an ordinarily skilled clinician. It is to be understood that any method described herein for enhancing the efficacy of a cancer therapy can be equally applied to methods for sensitizing hyperproliferative or otherwise cancerous cells (e.g., resistant cells) to the cancer therapy.

The term “synergistic effect” refers to the combined effect of two or more anti-immune checkpoint agents can be greater than the sum of the separate effects of the anticancer agents alone.

“Short interfering RNA” (siRNA), also referred to herein as “small interfering RNA” is defined as an agent which functions to inhibit expression of a target biomarker nucleic acid, e.g., by RNAi. An siRNA may be chemically synthesized, may be produced by in vitro transcription, or may be produced within a host cell. In one embodiment, siRNA is a double stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecule of about 15 to about 40 nucleotides in length, preferably about 15 to about 28 nucleotides, more preferably about 19 to about 25 nucleotides in length, and more preferably about 19, 20, 21, or 22 nucleotides in length, and may contain a 3′ and/or 5′ overhang on each strand having a length of about 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides. The length of the overhang is independent between the two strands, i.e., the length of the overhang on one strand is not dependent on the length of the overhang on the second strand. Preferably the siRNA is capable of promoting RNA interference through degradation or specific post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) of the target messenger RNA (mRNA).

In another embodiment, an siRNA is a small hairpin (also called stem loop) RNA (shRNA). In one embodiment, these shRNAs are composed of a short (e.g., 19-25 nucleotide) antisense strand, followed by a 5-9 nucleotide loop, and the analogous sense strand. Alternatively, the sense strand may precede the nucleotide loop structure and the antisense strand may follow. These shRNAs may be contained in plasmids, retroviruses, and lentiviruses and expressed from, for example, the pol III U6 promoter, or another promoter (see, e.g., Stewart, et al. (2003) RNA 9:493-501 incorporated by reference herein).

RNA interfering agents, e.g., siRNA molecules, may be administered to a patient having or at risk for having cancer, to inhibit expression of a biomarker gene which is overexpressed in cancer and thereby treat, prevent, or inhibit cancer in the subject.

The term “subject” refers to any healthy animal, mammal or human, or any animal, mammal or human afflicted with a cancer, e.g., lung, ovarian, pancreatic, liver, breast, prostate, and colon carcinomas, as well as melanoma and multiple myeloma. The term “subject” is interchangeable with “patient.”

The term “survival” includes all of the following: survival until mortality, also known as overall survival (wherein said mortality may be either irrespective of cause or tumor related); “recurrence-free survival” (wherein the term recurrence shall include both localized and distant recurrence); metastasis free survival; disease free survival (wherein the term disease shall include cancer and diseases associated therewith). The length of said survival may be calculated by reference to a defined start point (e.g. time of diagnosis or start of treatment) and end point (e.g. death, recurrence or metastasis). In addition, criteria for efficacy of treatment can be expanded to include response to chemotherapy, probability of survival, probability of metastasis within a given time period, and probability of tumor recurrence.

The term “therapeutic effect” refers to a local or systemic effect in animals, particularly mammals, and more particularly humans, caused by a pharmacologically active substance. The term thus means any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease or in the enhancement of desirable physical or mental development and conditions in an animal or human. The phrase “therapeutically-effective amount” means that amount of such a substance that produces some desired local or systemic effect at a reasonable benefit/risk ratio applicable to any treatment. In certain embodiments, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound will depend on its therapeutic index, solubility, and the like. For example, certain compounds discovered by the methods of the present invention may be administered in a sufficient amount to produce a reasonable benefit/risk ratio applicable to such treatment.

The terms “therapeutically-effective amount” and “effective amount” as used herein means that amount of a compound, material, or composition comprising a compound of the present invention which is effective for producing some desired therapeutic effect in at least a sub-population of cells in an animal at a reasonable benefit/risk ratio applicable to any medical treatment. Toxicity and therapeutic efficacy of subject compounds may be determined by standard pharmaceutical procedures in cell cultures or experimental animals, e.g., for determining the LD₅₀ and the ED₅₀. Compositions that exhibit large therapeutic indices are preferred. In some embodiments, the LD₅₀ (lethal dosage) can be measured and can be, for example, at least 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 200%, 300%, 400%, 500%, 600%, 700%, 800%, 900%, 1000% or more reduced for the agent relative to no administration of the agent. Similarly, the ED₅₀ (i.e., the concentration which achieves a half-maximal inhibition of symptoms) can be measured and can be, for example, at least 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 200%, 300%, 400%, 500%, 600%, 700%, 800%, 900%, 1000% or more increased for the agent relative to no administration of the agent. Also, Similarly, the IC₅₀ (i.e., the concentration which achieves half-maximal cytotoxic or cytostatic effect on cancer cells) can be measured and can be, for example, at least 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 200%, 300%, 400%, 500%, 600%, 700%, 800%, 900%, 1000% or more increased for the agent relative to no administration of the agent. In some embodiments, cancer cell growth in an assay can be inhibited by at least about 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or even 100%. In another embodiment, at least about a 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or even 100% decrease in a solid malignancy can be achieved.

A “transcribed polynucleotide” or “nucleotide transcript” is a polynucleotide (e.g. an mRNA, hnRNA, a cDNA, or an analog of such RNA or cDNA) which is complementary to or homologous with all or a portion of a mature mRNA made by transcription of a biomarker nucleic acid and normal post-transcriptional processing (e.g. splicing), if any, of the RNA transcript, and reverse transcription of the RNA transcript.

As used herein, the term “unresponsiveness” includes refractivity of immune cells to stimulation, e.g., stimulation via an activating receptor or a cytokine. Unresponsiveness can occur, e.g., because of exposure to immunosuppressants or exposure to high doses of antigen. As used herein, the term “anergy” or “tolerance” includes refractivity to activating receptor-mediated stimulation. Such refractivity is generally antigen-specific and persists after exposure to the tolerizing antigen has ceased. For example, anergy in T cells (as opposed to unresponsiveness) is characterized by lack of cytokine production, e.g., IL-2. T cell anergy occurs when T cells are exposed to antigen and receive a first signal (a T cell receptor or CD-3 mediated signal) in the absence of a second signal (a costimulatory signal). Under these conditions, reexposure of the cells to the same antigen (even if reexposure occurs in the presence of a costimulatory polypeptide) results in failure to produce cytokines and, thus, failure to proliferate. Anergic T cells can, however, proliferate if cultured with cytokines (e.g., IL-2). For example, T cell anergy can also be observed by the lack of IL-2 production by T lymphocytes as measured by ELISA or by a proliferation assay using an indicator cell line. Alternatively, a reporter gene construct can be used. For example, anergic T cells fail to initiate IL-2 gene transcription induced by a heterologous promoter under the control of the 5′ IL-2 gene enhancer or by a multimer of the AP1 sequence that can be found within the enhancer (Kang et al. (1992) Science 257:1134).

There is a known and definite correspondence between the amino acid sequence of a particular protein and the nucleotide sequences that can code for the protein, as defined by the genetic code (shown below). Likewise, there is a known and definite correspondence between the nucleotide sequence of a particular nucleic acid and the amino acid sequence encoded by that nucleic acid, as defined by the genetic code.

Genetic Code

Alanine (Ala, A) GCA, GCC, GCG, GCT

Arginine (Arg, R) AGA, ACG, CGA, CGC, CGG, CGT

Asparagine (Asn, N) AAC, AAT

Aspartic acid (Asp, D) GAC, GAT

Cysteine (Cys, C) TGC, TGT

Glutamic acid (Glu, E) GAA, GAG

Glutamine (Gln, Q) CAA, CAG

Glycine (Gly, G) GGA, GGC, GGG, GGT

Histidine (His, H) CAC, CAT

Isoleucine (Ile, I) ATA, ATC, ATT

Leucine (Leu, L) CTA, CTC, CTG, CTT, TTA, TTG

Lysine (Lys, K) AAA, AAG

Methionine (Met, M) ATG

Phenylalanine (Phe, F) TTC, TTT

Proline (Pro, P) CCA, CCC, CCG, CCT

Serine (Ser, S) AGC, AGT, TCA, TCC, TCG, TCT

Threonine (Thr, T) ACA, ACC, ACG, ACT

Tryptophan (Trp, W) TGG

Tyrosine (Tyr, Y) TAC, TAT

Valine (Val, V) GTA, GTC, GTG, GTT

Termination signal (end) TAA, TAG, TGA

An important and well known feature of the genetic code is its redundancy, whereby, for most of the amino acids used to make proteins, more than one coding nucleotide triplet may be employed (illustrated above). Therefore, a number of different nucleotide sequences may code for a given amino acid sequence. Such nucleotide sequences are considered functionally equivalent since they result in the production of the same amino acid sequence in all organisms (although certain organisms may translate some sequences more efficiently than they do others). Moreover, occasionally, a methylated variant of a purine or pyrimidine may be found in a given nucleotide sequence. Such methylations do not affect the coding relationship between the trinucleotide codon and the corresponding amino acid.

In view of the foregoing, the nucleotide sequence of a DNA or RNA encoding a biomarker nucleic acid (or any portion thereof) can be used to derive the polypeptide amino acid sequence, using the genetic code to translate the DNA or RNA into an amino acid sequence. Likewise, for polypeptide amino acid sequence, corresponding nucleotide sequences that can encode the polypeptide can be deduced from the genetic code (which, because of its redundancy, will produce multiple nucleic acid sequences for any given amino acid sequence). Thus, description and/or disclosure herein of a nucleotide sequence which encodes a polypeptide should be considered to also include description and/or disclosure of the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence. Similarly, description and/or disclosure of a polypeptide amino acid sequence herein should be considered to also include description and/or disclosure of all possible nucleotide sequences that can encode the amino acid sequence.

Finally, nucleic acid and amino acid sequence information for the loci and biomarkers of the present invention (e.g., biomarkers listed in Table 1) are well known in the art and readily available on publicly available databases, such as the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For example, exemplary nucleic acid and amino acid sequences derived from publicly available sequence databases are provided below.

TABLE 1 SEQ ID NO: 1 Human PBRM1 Transcript Variant 1 cDNA Sequence (NM_018313.4) 1 gcggccgcgg ccggaggagc aatagcagca gccgtggcgg ccacggggcg gggcgcggcg 61 gtcggtgacc gcggccgggg ctgcaggcgg cggagcggct ggaagttgga ttccatgggt 121 tccaagagaa gaagagctac ctccccttcc agcagtgtca gcggggactt tgatgatggg 181 caccattctg tgtcaacacc aggcccaagc aggaaaagga ggagactttc caatcttcca 241 actgtagatc ctattgccgt gtgccatgaa ctctataata ccatccgaga ctataaggat 301 gaacagggca gacttctctg tgagctcttc attagggcac caaagcgaag aaatcaacca 361 gactattatg aagtggtttc tcagcccatt gacttgatga aaatccaaca gaaactaaaa 421 atggaagagt atgatgatgt taatttgctg actgctgact tccagcttct ttttaacaat 481 gcaaagtcct attataagcc agattctcct gaatataaag ccgcttgcaa actctgggat 541 ttgtaccttc gaacaagaaa tgagtttgtt cagaaaggag aagcagatga cgaagatgat 601 gatgaagatg ggcaagacaa tcagggcaca gtgactgaag gatcttctcc agcttacttg 661 aaggagatcc tggagcagct tcttgaagcc atagttgtag ctacaaatcc atcaggacgt 721 ctcattagcg aactttttca gaaactgcct tctaaagtgc aatatccaga ttattatgca 781 ataattaagg agcctataga tctcaagacc attgcccaga ggatacagaa tggaagctac 841 aaaagtattc atgcaatggc caaagatata gatctcctcg caaaaaatgc caaaacttat 901 aatgagcctg gctctcaagt attcaaggat gcaaattcaa ttaaaaaaat attttatatg 961 aaaaaggctg aaattgaaca tcatgaaatg gctaagtcaa gtcttcgaat gaggactcca 1021 tccaacttgg ctgcagccag actgacaggt ccttcacaca gtaaaggcag ccttggtgaa 1081 gagagaaatc ccactagcaa gtattaccgt aataaaagag cagtacaagg aggtcgttta 1141 tcagcaatta caatggcact tcaatatggc tcagaaagtg aagaagatgc tgctttagct 1201 gctgcacgct atgaagaggg agagtcagaa gcagaaagca tcacttcctt tatggatgtt 1261 tcaaatcctt tttatcagct ttatgacaca gttaggagtt gtcggaataa ccaagggcag 1321 ctaatagctg aaccttttta ccatttgcct tcaaagaaaa aataccctga ttattaccag 1381 caaattaaaa tgcccatatc actacaacag atccgaacaa aactgaagaa tcaagaatat 1441 gaaactttag atcatttgga gtgtgatctg aatttaatgt ttgaaaatgc caaacgctat 1501 aatgtgccca attcagccat ctacaagcga gttctaaaat tgcagcaagt tatgcaggca 1561 aagaagaaag agcttgccag gagagacgat atcgaggacg gagacagcat gatctcttca 1621 gccacctctg atactggtag tgccaaaaga aaaagtaaaa agaacataag aaagcagcga 1681 atgaaaatct tattcaatgt tgttcttgaa gctcgagagc caggttcagg cagaagactt 1741 tgtgacctat ttatggttaa accatccaaa aaggactatc ctgattatta taaaatcatc 1801 ttggagccaa tggacttgaa aataattgag cataacatcc gcaatgacaa atatgctggt 1861 gaagagggaa tgatagaaga catgaagctg atgttccgga atgccaggca ctataatgag 1921 gagggctccc aggtttataa tgatgcacat atcctggaga agttactcaa ggagaaaagg 1981 aaagagctgg gcccactgcc tgatgatgat gacatggctt ctcccaaact caagctgagt 2041 aggaagagtg gcatttctcc taaaaaatca aaatacatga ctccaatgca gcagaaacta 2101 aatgaggtct atgaagctgt aaagaactat actgataaga ggggtcgccg cctcagtgcc 2161 atatttctga ggcttccctc tagatctgag ttgcctgact actatctgac tattaaaaag 2221 cccatggaca tggaaaaaat tcgaagtcac atgatggcca acaagtacca agatattgac 2281 tctatggttg aggactttgt catgatgttt aataatgcct gtacatacaa tgagccggag 2341 tctttgatct acaaagatgc tcttgttcta cacaaagtcc tgcttgaaac acgcagagac 2401 ctggagggag atgaggactc tcatgtccca aatgtgactt tgctgattca agagcttatc 2461 cacaatcttt ttgtgtcagt catgagtcat caggatgatg agggaagatg ctacagcgat 2521 tctttagcag aaattcctgc tgtggatccc aactttccta acaaaccacc ccttacattt 2581 gacataatta ggaagaatgt tgaaaataat cgctaccgtc ggcttgattt atttcaagag 2641 catatgtttg aagtattgga acgagcaaga aggatgaatc ggacagattc agaaatatat 2701 gaagatgcag tagaacttca gcagtttttt attaaaattc gtgatgaact ctgcaaaaat 2761 ggagagattc ttctttcacc ggcactcagc tataccacaa aacatttgca taatgatgtg 2821 gagaaagaga gaaaggaaaa attgccaaaa gaaatagagg aagataaact aaaacgagaa 2881 gaagaaaaaa gagaagctga aaagagtgaa gattcctctg gtgctgcagg cctctcaggc 2941 ttacatcgca catacagcca ggactgtagc tttaaaaaca gcatgtacca tgttggagat 3001 tacgtctatg tggaacctgc agaggccaac ctacaaccac atatcgtctg tattgaaaga 3061 ctgtgggagg attcagctga aaaagaagtt tttaagagtg actattacaa caaagttcca 3121 gttagtaaaa ttctaggcaa gtgtgtggtc atgtttgtca aggaatactt taagttatgc 3181 ccagaaaact tccgagatga ggatgttttt gtctgtgaat cacggtattc tgccaaaacc 3241 aaatctttta agaaaattaa actgtggacc atgcccatca gctcagtcag gtttgtccct 3301 cgggatgtgc ctctgcctgt ggttcgcgtg gcctctgtat ttgcaaatgc agataaaggt 3361 gatgatgaga agaatacaga caactcagag gacagtcgag ctgaagacaa ttttaacttg 3421 gaaaaggaaa aagaagatgt ccctgtggaa atgtccaatg gtgaaccagg ttgccactac 3481 tttgagcagc tccattacaa tgacatgtgg ctgaaggttg gcgactgtgt cttcatcaag 3541 tcccatggcc tggtgcgtcc tcgtgtgggc agaattgaaa aagtatgggt tcgagatgga 3601 gctgcatatt tttatggccc catcttcatt cacccagaag aaacagagca tgagcccaca 3661 aaaatgttct acaaaaaaga agtatttctg agtaatctgg aagaaacctg ccccatgaca 3721 tgtattctcg gaaagtgtgc tgtgttgtca ttcaaggact tcctctcctg caggccaact 3781 gaaataccag aaaatgacat tctgctttgt gagagccgct acaatgagag cgacaagcag 3841 atgaagaaat tcaaaggatt gaagaggttt tcactctctg ctaaagtggt agatgatgaa 3901 atttactact tcagaaaacc aattgttcct cagaaggagc catcaccttt gctggaaaag 3961 aagatccagt tgctagaagc taaatttgcc gagttagaag gtggagatga tgatattgaa 4021 gagatgggag aagaagatag tgagtctacc ccaaagtctg ccaaaggcag tgcaaagaag 4081 gaaggctcca aacggaaaat caacatgagt ggctacatcc tgttcagcag tgagatgagg 4141 gctgtgatta aggcccaaca cccagactac tctttcgggg agctcagccg cctggtgggg 4201 acagaatgga gaaatcttga gacagccaag aaagcagaat atgaaggcat gatgggtggc 4261 tatccgccag gccttccacc tttgcagggc ccagttgatg gccttgttag catgggcagc 4321 atgcagccac ttcaccctgg ggggcctcca ccccaccatc ttccgccagg tgtgcctggc 4381 ctcccgggca tcccaccacc gggtgtgatg aaccaaggag tggcccctat ggtagggact 4441 ccagcaccag gtggaagtcc atatggacaa caggtgggag ttttggggcc tccagggcag 4501 caggcaccac ctccatatcc cggcccacat ccagctggac cccctgtcat acagcagcca 4561 acaacaccca tgtttgtagc tcccccacca aagacccagc ggcttcttca ctcagaggcc 4621 tacctgaaat acattgaagg actcagtgcg gagtccaaca gcattagcaa gtgggatcag 4681 acactggcag ctcgaagacg cgacgtccat ttgtcgaaag aacaggagag ccgcctaccc 4741 tctcactggc tgaaaagcaa aggggcccac accaccatgg cagatgccct ctggcgcctt 4801 cgagatttga tgctccggga caccctcaac attcgccaag catacaacct agaaaatgtt 4861 taatcacatc attacgtttc ttttatatag aagcataaag agttgtggat cagtagccat 4921 tttagttact gggggtgggg ggaaggaaca aaggaggata atttttattg cattttactg 4981 tacatcacaa ggccattttt atatacggac acttttaata agctatttca atttgtttgt 5041 tatattaagt tgactttatc aaatacacaa agattttttt gcatatgttt ccttcgttta 5101 aaaccagttt cataattggt tgtatatgta gacttggagt tttatctttt tacttgttgc 5161 catggaactg aaaccattag aggtttttgt cttggcttgg ggtttttgtt ttcttggttt 5221 tgggtttttt tatatatata tataaaagaa caaaatgaaa aaaaacacac acacacaaga 5281 gtttacagat tagtttaaat tgataatgaa atgtgaagtt tgtcctagtt tacatcttag 5341 agaggggagt atacttgtgt ttgtttcatg tgcctgaata tcttaagcca ctttctgcaa 5401 aagctgtttc ttacagatga agtgctttct ttgaaaggtg gttatttagg ttttagatgt 5461 ttaatagaca cagcacattt gctctattaa ctcagaggct cactacagaa atatgtaatc 5521 agtgctgtgc atctgtctgc agctaatgta cctcctggac accaggaggg gaaaaagcac 5581 tttttcaatt gtgctgagtt agacatctgt gagttagact atggtgtcag tgatttttgc 5641 agaacacgtg cacaaccctg aggtatgttt aatctaggca ggtacgttta aggatatttt 5701 gatctattta taatgaattc acaatttatg cctataaatt tcagatgatt taaaatttta 5761 aacctgttac attgaaaaac attgaagttc gtcttgaaga aagcattaag gtatgcatgg 5821 aggtgattta tttttaaaca taacacctaa cctaacatgg gtaagagagt atggaactag 5881 atatgagctg tataagaagc ataattgtga acaagtagat tgattgcctt catatacaag 5941 tatgttttag tattccttat ttccttatta tcagatgtat tttttctttt aagtttcaat 6001 gttgttataa ttctcaacca gaaatttaat actttctaaa atatttttta aatttagctt 6061 gtgcttttga attacaggag aagggaatca taatttaata aaacgcttac tagaaagacc 6121 attacagatc ccaaacactt gggtttggtg accctgtctt tcttatatga ccctacaata 6181 aacatttgaa ggcagcatag gatggcagac agtaggaaca ttgtttcact tggcggcatg 6241 tttttgaaac ctgctttata gtaactgggt gattgccatt gtggtagagc ttccactgct 6301 gtttataatc tgagagagtt aatctcagag gatgcttttt tccttttaat ctgctatgaa 6361 tcagtaccca gatgtttaat tactgtactt attaaatcat gagggcaaaa gagtgtagaa 6421 tggaaaaaag tctcttgtat ctagatactt taaatatggg aggcccttta acttaattgc 6481 ctttagtcaa ccactggatt tgaatttgca tcaagtattt taaataatat tgaatttaaa 6541 aaaatgtatt gcagtagtgt gtcagtacct tattgttaaa gtgagtcaga taaatcttca 6601 attcctggct atttgggcaa ttgaatcatc atggactgta taatgcaatc agattatttt 6661 gtttctagac atccttgaat tacaccaaag aacatgaaat ttagttgtgg ttaaattatt 6721 tatttatttc atgcattcat tttatttccc ttaaggtctg gatgagactt ctttggggag 6781 cctctaaaaa aatttttcac tgggggccac gtgggtcatt agaagccaga gctctcctcc 6841 aggctccttc ccagtgccta gaggtgctat aggaaacata gatccagcca ggggcttccc 6901 taaagcagtg cagcaccggc ccagggcatc actagacagg ccctaattaa gtttttttta 6961 aaaagcctgt gtatttattt tagaatcatg tttttctgta tattaacttg ggggatatcg 7021 ttaatattta ggatataaga tttgaggtca gccatcttca aaaaagaaaa aaaaattgac 7081 tcaagaaagt acaagtaaac tatacacctt tttttcataa gttttaggaa ctgtagtaat 7141 gtggcttaga aagtataatg gcctaaatgt tttcaaaatg taagttcctg tggagaagaa 7201 ttgtttatat tgcaaacggg gggactgagg ggaacctgta ggtttaaaac agtatgtttg 7261 tcagccaact gatttaaaag gcctttaact gttttggttg ttgttttttt tttaagccac 7321 tctccccttc ctatgaggaa gaattgagag gggcacctat ttctgtaaaa tccccaaatt 7381 ggtgttgatg attttgagct tgaatgtttt catacctgat taaaacttgg tttattctaa 7441 tttctgtatc atatcatctg aggtttacgt ggtaactagt cttataacat gtatgtatct 7501 tttttttgtt gttcatctaa agctttttaa tccaaataaa tacagagttt gcaaagtgat 7561 ttggattaac caggaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aa SEQ ID NO: 2 Human PBRM1 Variant 1 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_060783.3) 1 mgskrrrats psssysgdfd dghhsystpg psrkrrrlsn lptvdpiavc helyntirdy 61 kdeggrllce lfirapkrrn qpdyyevvsq pidlmkiqqk lkmeeyddvn lltadfqllf 121 nnaksyykpd speykaackl wdlylrtrne fvqkgeadde dddedgqdnq gtvtegsspa 181 ylkeilegll eaivvatnps grliselfqk lpskvqypdy yaiikepidl ktiagrigng 241 syksihamak didllaknak tynepgsqvf kdansikkif ymkkaeiehh emaksslrmr 301 tpsnlaaarl tgpshskgsl geernptsky yrnkravqgg rlsaitmalq ygseseedaa 361 laaaryeege seaesitsfm dvsnpfyqly dtvrscrnnq gqliaepfyh lpskkkypdy 421 yggikmpisl gqirtklknq eyetldhlec dlnlmfenak rynvpnsaiy krvlklqqvm 481 qakkkelarr ddiedgdsmi ssatsdtgsa krkskknirk qrmkilfnvv learepgsgr 541 rlcdlfmvkp skkdypdyyk iilepmdlki iehnirndky ageegmiedm klmfrnarhy 601 neegsqvynd ahilekllke krkelgplpd dddmaspklk lsrksgispk kskymtpmqg 661 klnevyeavk nytdkrgrrl saiflrlpsr selpdyylti kkpmdmekir shmmankyqd 721 idsmvedfvm mfnnactyne pesliykdal vlhkvlletr rdlegdedsh vpnvtlliqe 781 lihnlfvsvm shqddegrcy sdslaeipav dpnfpnkppl tfdiirknve nnryrrldlf 841 qehmfevler arrmnrtdse iyedavelqg ffikirdelc kngeillspa lsyttkhlhn 901 dvekerkekl pkeieedklk reeekreaek sedssgaagl sglhrtysqd csfknsmyhv 961 gdyvyvepae anlqphivci erlwedsaek evfksdyynk vpvskilgkc vvmfvkeyfk 1021 lcpenfrded vfvcesrysa ktksfkkikl wtmpissvrf vprdvplpvv rvasvfanad 1081 kgddekntdn sedsraednf nlekekedvp vemsngepgc hyfeqlhynd mwlkvgdcvf 1141 ikshglvrpr vgriekvwvr dgaayfygpi fihpeetehe ptkmfykkev flsnleetcp 1201 mtcilgkcav lsfkdflscr pteipendil lcesrynesd kqmkkfkglk rfslsakvvd 1261 deiyyfrkpi vpqkepspll ekkiqlleak faeleggddd ieemgeedse stpksakgsa 1321 kkegskrkin msgyilfsse mravikaqhp dysfgelsrl vgtewrnlet akkaeyegmm 1381 ggyppglppl qgpvdglvsm gsmqplhpgg ppphhlppgv pglpgipppg vmnqgvapmv 1441 gtpapggspy gqqvgvlgpp gqqapppypg phpagppviq qpttpmfvap ppktgrllhs 1501 eaylkyiegl saesnsiskw dqtlaarrrd vhlskeqesr lpshwlkskg ahttmadalw 1561 rlrdlmlrdt lnirqaynle nv SEQ ID NO: 3 Human PBRM1 Transcript Variant 2 cDNA Sequence (NM_181042.4) 1 gcggccgggg ctgcaggcgg cggagcggct ggcttgccaa cacttggtgt cacatgtgag 61 cctcccacat gtattcactc tccattccag ctctgtgatt gaactctgct cttattgact 121 agggggcagt tgggcaggca tgcctcattc ctggaattga cagtcattcc taataagttg 181 gattccatgg gttccaagag aagaagagct acctcccctt ccagcagtgt cagcggggac 241 tttgatgatg ggcaccattc tgtgtcaaca ccaggcccaa gcaggaaaag gaggagactt 301 tccaatcttc caactgtaga tcctattgcc gtgtgccatg aactctataa taccatccga 361 gactataagg atgaacaggg cagacttctc tgtgagctct tcattagggc accaaagcga 421 agaaatcaac cagactatta tgaagtggtt tctcagccca ttgacttgat gaaaatccaa 481 cagaaactaa aaatggaaga gtatgatgat gttaatttgc tgactgctga cttccagctt 541 ctttttaaca atgcaaagtc ctattataag ccagattctc ctgaatataa agccgcttgc 601 aaactctggg atttgtacct tcgaacaaga aatgagtttg ttcagaaagg agaagcagat 661 gacgaagatg atgatgaaga tgggcaagac aatcagggca cagtgactga aggatcttct 721 ccagcttact tgaaggagat cctggagcag cttcttgaag ccatagttgt agctacaaat 781 ccatcaggac gtctcattag cgaacttttt cagaaactgc cttctaaagt gcaatatcca 841 gattattatg caataattaa ggagcctata gatctcaaga ccattgccca gaggatacag 901 aatggaagct acaaaagtat tcatgcaatg gccaaagata tagatctcct cgcaaaaaat 961 gccaaaactt ataatgagcc tggctctcaa gtattcaagg atgcaaattc aattaaaaaa 1021 atattttata tgaaaaaggc tgaaattgaa catcatgaaa tggctaagtc aagtcttcga 1081 atgaggactc catccaactt ggctgcagcc agactgacag gtccttcaca cagtaaaggc 1141 agccttggtg aagagagaaa tcccactagc aagtattacc gtaataaaag agcagtacaa 1201 ggaggtcgtt tatcagcaat tacaatggca cttcaatatg gctcagaaag tgaagaagat 1261 gctgctttag ctgctgcacg ctatgaagag ggagagtcag aagcagaaag catcacttcc 1321 tttatggatg tttcaaatcc tttttatcag ctttatgaca cagttaggag ttgtcggaat 1381 aaccaagggc agctaatagc tgaacctttt taccatttgc cttcaaagaa aaaataccct 1441 gattattacc agcaaattaa aatgcccata tcactacaac agatccgaac aaaactgaag 1501 aatcaagaat atgaaacttt agatcatttg gagtgtgatc tgaatttaat gtttgaaaat 1561 gccaaacgct ataatgtgcc caattcagcc atctacaagc gagttctaaa attgcagcaa 1621 gttatgcagg caaagaagaa agagcttgcc aggagagacg atatcgagga cggagacagc 1681 atgatctctt cagccacctc tgatactggt agtgccaaaa gaaaaagtaa aaagaacata 1741 agaaagcagc gaatgaaaat cttattcaat gttgttcttg aagctcgaga gccaggttca 1801 ggcagaagac tttgtgacct atttatggtt aaaccatcca aaaaggacta tcctgattat 1861 tataaaatca tcttggagcc aatggacttg aaaataattg agcataacat ccgcaatgac 1921 aaatatgctg gtgaagaggg aatgatagaa gacatgaagc tgatgttccg gaatgccagg 1981 cactataatg aggagggctc ccaggtttat aatgatgcac atatcctgga gaagttactc 2041 aaggagaaaa ggaaagagct gggcccactg cctgatgatg atgacatggc ttctcccaaa 2101 ctcaagctga gtaggaagag tggcatttct cctaaaaaat caaaatacat gactccaatg 2161 cagcagaaac taaatgaggt ctatgaagct gtaaagaact atactgataa gaggggtcgc 2221 cgcctcagtg ccatatttct gaggcttccc tctagatctg agttgcctga ctactatctg 2281 actattaaaa agcccatgga catggaaaaa attcgaagtc acatgatggc caacaagtac 2341 caagatattg actctatggt tgaggacttt gtcatgatgt ttaataatgc ctgtacatac 2401 aatgagccgg agtctttgat ctacaaagat gctcttgttc tacacaaagt cctgcttgaa 2461 acacgcagag acctggaggg agatgaggac tctcatgtcc caaatgtgac tttgctgatt 2521 caagagctta tccacaatct ttttgtgtca gtcatgagtc atcaggatga tgagggaaga 2581 tgctacagcg attctttagc agaaattcct gctgtggatc ccaactttcc taacaaacca 2641 ccccttacat ttgacataat taggaagaat gttgaaaata atcgctaccg tcggcttgat 2701 ttatttcaag agcatatgtt tgaagtattg gaacgagcaa gaaggatgaa tcggacagat 2761 tcagaaatat atgaagatgc agtagaactt cagcagtttt ttattaaaat tcgtgatgaa 2821 ctctgcaaaa atggagagat tcttctttca ccggcactca gctataccac aaaacatttg 2881 cataatgatg tggagaaaga gagaaaggaa aaattgccaa aagaaataga ggaagataaa 2941 ctaaaacgag aagaagaaaa aagagaagct gaaaagagtg aagattcctc tggtgctgca 3001 ggcctctcag gcttacatcg cacatacagc caggactgta gctttaaaaa cagcatgtac 3061 catgttggag attacgtcta tgtggaacct gcagaggcca acctacaacc acatatcgtc 3121 tgtattgaaa gactgtggga ggattcagct ggtgaaaaat ggttgtatgg ctgttggttt 3181 taccgaccaa atgaaacatt ccacctggct acacgaaaat ttctagaaaa agaagttttt 3241 aagagtgact attacaacaa agttccagtt agtaaaattc taggcaagtg tgtggtcatg 3301 tttgtcaagg aatactttaa gttatgccca gaaaacttcc gagatgagga tgtttttgtc 3361 tgtgaatcac ggtattctgc caaaaccaaa tcttttaaga aaattaaact gtggaccatg 3421 cccatcagct cagtcaggtt tgtccctcgg gatgtgcctc tgcctgtggt tcgcgtggcc 3481 tctgtatttg caaatgcaga taaaggtgat gatgagaaga atacagacaa ctcagaggac 3541 agtcgagctg aagacaattt taacttggaa aaggaaaaag aagatgtccc tgtggaaatg 3601 tccaatggtg aaccaggttg ccactacttt gagcagctcc attacaatga catgtggctg 3661 aaggttggcg actgtgtctt catcaagtcc catggcctgg tgcgtcctcg tgtgggcaga 3721 attgaaaaag tatgggttcg agatggagct gcatattttt atggccccat cttcattcac 3781 ccagaagaaa cagagcatga gcccacaaaa atgttctaca aaaaagaagt atttctgagt 3841 aatctggaag aaacctgccc catgacatgt attctcggaa agtgtgctgt gttgtcattc 3901 aaggacttcc tctcctgcag gccaactgaa ataccagaaa atgacattct gctttgtgag 3961 agccgctaca atgagagcga caagcagatg aagaaattca aaggattgaa gaggttttca 4021 ctctctgcta aagtggtaga tgatgaaatt tactacttca gaaaaccaat tgttcctcag 4081 aaggagccat cacctttgct ggaaaagaag atccagttgc tagaagctaa atttgccgag 4141 ttagaaggtg gagatgatga tattgaagag atgggagaag aagatagtga ggtcattgaa 4201 cctccttctc tacctcagct tcagaccccc ctggccagtg agctggacct catgccctac 4261 acacccccac agtctacccc aaagtctgcc aaaggcagtg caaagaagga aggctccaaa 4321 cggaaaatca acatgagtgg ctacatcctg ttcagcagtg agatgagggc tgtgattaag 4381 gcccaacacc cagactactc tttcggggag ctcagccgcc tggtggggac agaatggaga 4441 aatcttgaga cagccaagaa agcagaatat gaaggtgtga tgaaccaagg agtggcccct 4501 atggtaggga ctccagcacc aggtggaagt ccatatggac aacaggtggg agttttgggg 4561 cctccagggc agcaggcacc acctccatat cccggcccac atccagctgg accccctgtc 4621 atacagcagc caacaacacc catgtttgta gctcccccac caaagaccca gcggcttctt 4681 cactcagagg cctacctgaa atacattgaa ggactcagtg cggagtccaa cagcattagc 4741 aagtgggatc agacactggc agctcgaaga cgcgacgtcc atttgtcgaa agaacaggag 4801 agccgcctac cctctcactg gctgaaaagc aaaggggccc acaccaccat ggcagatgcc 4861 ctctggcgcc ttcgagattt gatgctccgg gacaccctca acattcgcca agcatacaac 4921 ctagaaaatg tttaatcaca tcattacgtt tcttttatat agaagcataa agagttgtgg 4981 atcagtagcc attttagtta ctgggggtgg ggggaaggaa caaaggagga taatttttat 5041 tgcattttac tgtacatcac aaggccattt ttatatacgg acacttttaa taagctattt 5101 caatttgttt gttatattaa gttgacttta tcaaatacac aaagattttt ttgcatatgt 5161 ttccttcgtt taaaaccagt ttcataattg gttgtatatg tagacttgga gttttatctt 5221 tttacttgtt gccatggaac tgaaaccatt agaggttttt gtcttggctt ggggtttttg 5281 ttttcttggt tttgggtttt tttatatata tatataaaag aacaaaatga aaaaaaacac 5341 acacacacaa gagtttacag attagtttaa attgataatg aaatgtgaag tttgtcctag 5401 tttacatctt agagagggga gtatacttgt gtttgtttca tgtgcctgaa tatcttaagc 5461 cactttctgc aaaagctgtt tcttacagat gaagtgcttt ctttgaaagg tggttattta 5521 ggttttagat gtttaataga cacagcacat ttgctctatt aactcagagg ctcactacag 5581 aaatatgtaa tcagtgctgt gcatctgtct gcagctaatg tacctcctgg acaccaggag 5641 gggaaaaagc actttttcaa ttgtgctgag ttagacatct gtgagttaga ctatggtgtc 5701 agtgattttt gcagaacacg tgcacaaccc tgaggtatgt ttaatctagg caggtacgtt 5761 taaggatatt ttgatctatt tataatgaat tcacaattta tgcctataaa tttcagatga 5821 tttaaaattt taaacctgtt acattgaaaa acattgaagt tcgtcttgaa gaaagcatta 5881 aggtatgcat ggaggtgatt tatttttaaa cataacacct aacctaacat gggtaagaga 5941 gtatggaact agatatgagc tgtataagaa gcataattgt gaacaagtag attgattgcc 6001 ttcatataca agtatgtttt agtattcctt atttccttat tatcagatgt attttttctt 6061 ttaagtttca atgttgttat aattctcaac cagaaattta atactttcta aaatattttt 6121 taaatttagc ttgtgctttt gaattacagg agaagggaat cataatttaa taaaacgctt 6181 actagaaaga ccattacaga tcccaaacac ttgggtttgg tgaccctgtc tttcttatat 6241 gaccctacaa taaacatttg aaggcagcat aggatggcag acagtaggaa cattgtttca 6301 cttggcggca tgtttttgaa acctgcttta tagtaactgg gtgattgcca ttgtggtaga 6361 gcttccactg ctgtttataa tctgagagag ttaatctcag aggatgcttt tttcctttta 6421 atctgctatg aatcagtacc cagatgttta attactgtac ttattaaatc atgagggcaa 6481 aagagtgtag aatggaaaaa agtctcttgt atctagatac tttaaatatg ggaggccctt 6541 taacttaatt gcctttagtc aaccactgga tttgaatttg catcaagtat tttaaataat 6601 attgaattta aaaaaatgta ttgcagtagt gtgtcagtac cttattgtta aagtgagtca 6661 gataaatctt caattcctgg ctatttgggc aattgaatca tcatggactg tataatgcaa 6721 tcagattatt ttgtttctag acatccttga attacaccaa agaacatgaa atttagttgt 6781 ggttaaatta tttatttatt tcatgcattc attttatttc ccttaaggtc tggatgagac 6841 ttctttgggg agcctctaaa aaaatttttc actgggggcc acgtgggtca ttagaagcca 6901 gagctctcct ccaggctcct tcccagtgcc tagaggtgct ataggaaaca tagatccagc 6961 caggggcttc cctaaagcag tgcagcaccg gcccagggca tcactagaca ggccctaatt 7021 aagttttttt taaaaagcct gtgtatttat tttagaatca tgtttttctg tatattaact 7081 tgggggatat cgttaatatt taggatataa gatttgaggt cagccatctt caaaaaagaa 7141 aaaaaaattg actcaagaaa gtacaagtaa actatacacc tttttttcat aagttttagg 7201 aactgtagta atgtggctta gaaagtataa tggcctaaat gttttcaaaa tgtaagttcc 7261 tgtggagaag aattgtttat attgcaaacg gggggactga ggggaacctg taggtttaaa 7321 acagtatgtt tgtcagccaa ctgatttaaa aggcctttaa ctgttttggt tgttgttttt 7381 tttttaagcc actctcccct tcctatgagg aagaattgag aggggcacct atttctgtaa 7441 aatccccaaa ttggtgttga tgattttgag cttgaatgtt ttcatacctg attaaaactt 7501 ggtttattct aatttctgta tcatatcatc tgaggtttac gtggtaacta gtcttataac 7561 atgtatgtat cttttttttg ttgttcatct aaagcttttt aatccaaat SEQ ID NO: 4 Human PBRM1 Variant 2 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_851385.1) 1 mgskrrrats psssysgdfd dghhsystpg psrkrrrlsn lptvdpiavc helyntirdy 61 kdeqgrllce lfirapkrrn qpdyyevvsq pidlmkiqqk lkmeeyddvn lltadfqllf 121 nnaksyykpd speykaackl wdlylrtrne fvqkgeadde dddedgqdnq gtvtegsspa 181 ylkeilegll eaivvatnps grliselfqk lpskvqypdy yaiikepidl ktiagrigng 241 syksihamak didllaknak tynepgsqvf kdansikkif ymkkaeiehh emaksslrmr 301 tpsnlaaarl tgpshskgsl geernptsky yrnkravqgg rlsaitmalq ygseseedaa 361 laaaryeege seaesitsfm dvsnpfyqly dtvrscrnnq gqliaepfyh lpskkkypdy 421 yggikmpisl gqirtklknq eyetldhlec dlnlmfenak rynvpnsaiy krvlklqqvm 481 qakkkelarr ddiedgdsmi ssatsdtgsa krkskknirk qrmkilfnvv learepgsgr 541 rlcdlfmvkp skkdypdyyk iilepmdlki iehnirndky ageegmiedm klmfrnarhy 601 neegsqvynd ahilekllke krkelgplpd dddmaspklk lsrksgispk kskymtpmqg 661 klnevyeavk nytdkrgrrl saiflrlpsr selpdyylti kkpmdmekir shmmankyqd 721 idsmvedfvm mfnnactyne pesliykdal vlhkvlletr rdlegdedsh vpnvtlliqe 781 lihnlfvsvm shqddegrcy sdslaeipav dpnfpnkppl tfdiirknve nnryrrldlf 841 qehmfevler arrmnrtdse iyedavelqg ffikirdelc kngeillspa lsyttkhlhn 901 dvekerkekl pkeieedklk reeekreaek sedssgaagl sglhrtysqd csfknsmyhv 961 gdyvyvepae anlqphivci erlwedsage kwlygcwfyr pnetfhlatr kflekevfks 1021 dyynkvpvsk ilgkcvvmfv keyfklcpen frdedvfvce srysaktksf kkiklwtmpi 1081 ssvrfvprdv plpvvrvasv fanadkgdde kntdnsedsr aednfnleke kedvpvemsn 1141 gepgchyfeq lhyndmwlkv gdcvfikshg lvrprvgrie kvwvrdgaay fygpifihpe 1201 eteheptkmf ykkevflsnl eetcpmtcil gkcavlsfkd flscrpteip endillcesr 1261 ynesdkqmkk fkglkrfsls akvvddeiyy frkpivpqke pspllekkiq lleakfaele 1321 ggdddieemg eedseviepp slpqlqtpla seldlmpytp pgstpksakg sakkegskrk 1381 inmsgyilfs semravikaq hpdysfgels rlvgtewrnl etakkaeyeg vmnqgvapmv 1441 gtpapggspy gqqvgvlgpp gqqapppypg phpagppviq qpttpmfvap ppktgrllhs 1501 eaylkyiegl saesnsiskw dqtlaarrrd vhlskeqesr lpshwlkskg ahttmadalw 1561 rlrdlmlrdt lnirqaynle nv SEQ ID NO: 5 Mouse PBRM1 cDNA Sequence (NM_001081251.1) 1 ggatttacgg cagcactggg aggggtgagg gcggtgaggg cggcgggtgc cggagagacg 61 gccgcggcca gaggagcgct agcagccgtg gcggccacgg ggcggggctc ggcggtcggg 121 gaccgcagcc ggggctgcag gcggcggagc ggcgggcttg ccaacacttg gtgtcacatg 181 tgagcctccc acatgtgtgc actctccatt ccagctctgt gattgaactc tgctcttatt 241 gactaggggg cacttgggca ggcatgcttc attcctggag ttgacagtca tttcataaga 301 agttggattc catgggttcc aagagaagaa gagccacctc tccttccagc agtgtcagtg 361 gagactttga tgacgggcac cattctgtgc ctacaccagg cccaagcagg aaaaggagaa 421 gactgtccaa tcttccaact gtagatccta ttgctgtgtg ccatgaactc tataacacca 481 tccgagacta taaggatgaa cagggcagac tcctctgtga gctgttcatt agggctccaa 541 agcggagaaa tcaaccagac tattatgaag tggtttctca gcccattgac ttgatgaaaa 601 tccaacagaa acttaaaatg gaagagtatg atgatgttaa tctactgact gctgacttcc 661 agctgctttt taacaatgca aaggcctact ataagccaga ttcccctgag tataaagctg 721 cttgtaaact ctgggatttg taccttcgaa caagaaatga gtttgttcag aaaggagaag 781 cagacgatga agatgatgac gaagatgggc aagacaatca aggcacactg gctgacggct 841 cttctccagg ttatctgaag gagatcctgg agcagcttct tgaagccata gttgtagcca 901 caaatccatc aggacggctc atcagtgaac tttttcagaa actgccttcc aaagtgcaat 961 atccagacta ttatgcaata attaaggaac ctatagatct caagaccatt gctcagagga 1021 tacagaatgg aagctacaaa agtatacacg caatggccaa agatatagat cttctagcaa 1081 aaaatgccaa aacatacaat gagcctgggt ctcaagtatt caaggatgcc aattcgatta 1141 aaaaaatatt ttatatgaaa aaggcagaaa ttgaacatca tgaaatgact aaatcaagtc 1201 ttcgaataag gactgcatca aatttggctg cagccaggct gacaggtcct tcgcacaata 1261 aaagcagcct tggtgaagaa agaaacccca ctagcaagta ttaccgtaat aaaagagcag 1321 tccaaggggg tcgcttgtca gcaattacca tggcacttca gtatggatca gagagtgaag 1381 aggacgctgc tttagctgct gcacgctatg aagaagggga atctgaagca gagagcatca 1441 cttccttcat ggacgtttcc aacccctttc atcagcttta cgacacagtt aggagctgta 1501 ggaatcacca agggcagctc atagctgaac ctttcttcca tttgccttca aagaaaaaat 1561 acccagatta ttatcagcaa attaaaatgc ccatatcact tcaacagatc agaacaaagc 1621 taaagaacca agaatatgaa actttagatc atttggagtg tgatctgaat ttaatgtttg 1681 aaaatgccaa acgttataac gttcccaatt cagccatcta taagcgagtt ctaaaactgc 1741 agcaagtcat gcaggcaaag aagaaggagc ttgcgaggag agatgacatt gaggacggag 1801 acagcatgat ctcctcagcc acttctgaca ctggtagtgc caaaaggaaa aggaatactc 1861 atgacagtga gatgttgggt ctcaggaggc tatccagtaa aaagaacata agaaaacagc 1921 gaatgaaaat tttattcaat gttgttcttg aagctcgaga gccaggttca ggcagaagac 1981 tttgcgatct atttatggtt aagccatcca agaaggacta tcctgattat tataaaatca 2041 tcttagagcc aatggacctg aaaataattg agcataacat ccgaaatgac aaatatgcag 2101 gtgaagaagg aatgatggaa gacatgaaac tcatgttccg caatgccagg cactacaatg 2161 aggagggctc ccaggtatac aatgatgccc atatcctgga gaagttactc aaagataaaa 2221 ggaaagagct gggccctctg cctgatgatg atgacatggc ttctcccaaa cttaaattga 2281 gtaggaagag tggtgtttct cctaagaaat caaagtacat gactccaatg cagcagaaac 2341 tgaatgaagt gtatgaagct gtaaagaact atactgataa gaggggtcgc cgccttagtg 2401 ctatatttct aagactcccc tctagatcag agctgcctga ctactacctg accattaaaa 2461 agcccatgga catggaaaaa attcgaagtc acatgatggc aaacaagtac caagacatag 2521 attctatggt agaggacttt gtcatgatgt ttaataatgc ctgtacctac aatgaaccag 2581 agtctttgat ctacaaagat gcccttgtac tgcataaagt cctccttgag actcggagag 2641 acctggaggg agatgaggat tctcatgtcc ctaatgtgac gttgctgatt caagagctca 2701 tccataacct ttttgtgtca gtcatgagtc atcaggatga cgaagggagg tgttacagcg 2761 actccttagc agaaattcct gctgtggatc ccaactctcc caataaacct ccccttacat 2821 ttgacattat caggaaaaat gttgaaagta atcggtatcg gcgacttgat ttatttcagg 2881 agcatatgtt tgaagtattg gaacgggcaa gaaggatgaa ccggacagat tccgaaatat 2941 atgaggatgc tgtagaactt cagcagtttt ttattagaat tcgtgatgaa ctctgcaaaa 3001 atggagagat ccttctttct ccagcactca gctataccac aaaacacttg cataacgatg 3061 tggaaaaaga aaaaaaggaa aaattgccta aagaaataga ggaagataaa ctaaaacgcg 3121 aagaagaaaa aagagaagct gaaaaaagtg aagattcctc aggtactaca ggcctctcag 3181 gcttacatcg tacatacagc caggactgca gctttaagaa cagcatgtat catgtcggag 3241 attatgtcta tgttgaacct gcggaggcca atctacaacc acatatagtg tgtattgaga 3301 gactgtggga ggattcagct ggtgaaaaat ggttgtacgg ctgttggttt tatcggccaa 3361 atgaaacatt ccatttggct acacgaaaat ttctagaaaa agaagttttt aagagtgact 3421 actacaataa agtacctgtt agtaaaattc taggcaaatg tgtagtcatg tttgtcaagg 3481 aatactttaa attatgtcca gaaaactttc gcgatgagga tgtttttgtc tgtgaatcga 3541 ggtattctgc caaaaccaaa tcttttaaga aaattaaact gtggaccatg cccatcagtt 3601 cagttagatt tgtccctcgg gatgtgcctt tgcctgtggt ccgagtggcc tctgtgtttg 3661 caaatgcaga taaaggggat gatgagaaga atacagacaa ctcagatgac aatagagctg 3721 aagacaattt taacttggaa aaggaaaaag aagatgttcc tgtggagatg tccaatggtg 3781 agccaggttg ccactacttt gagcagcttc ggtacaatga catgtggctg aaggttggtg 3841 attgtgtctt catcaaatcc cacggcttgg tgcgccctcg tgtgggcaga attgagaaag 3901 tatgggtccg agatggagct gcatattttt atggccctat cttcattcat ccagaagaaa 3961 cagaacatga gcccacaaaa atgttctaca aaaaagaagt gtttctgagt aatctggaag 4021 agacctgccc tatgagttgt attctgggga aatgtgcagt gctgtcattc aaggacttcc 4081 tctcctgcag gccaactgaa ataccagaaa atgacattct gctttgtgag agccgctata 4141 atgagagtga caagcagatg aagaagttca agggtttgaa gaggttttca ctctctgcta 4201 aagttgtaga tgatgaaatc tactacttca gaaaaccaat cattcctcag aaggaaccct 4261 cacctttgtt agaaaagaag atacaattgc tagaagctaa atttgcagag ttagaaggag 4321 gagatgatga tattgaggag atgggagaag aggatagtga agtcattgaa gctccatctc 4381 tacctcaact gcagacaccc ctggccaatg agttggacct catgccctat acacccccac 4441 agtctacccc aaagtctgcc aaaggcagtg caaagaagga aagttctaaa cgaaaaatca 4501 acatgagtgg ctacattttg ttcagcagtg aaatgagagc tgtgattaaa gcccagcacc 4561 cagactactc ttttggggag ctcagcagac tggtggggac agaatggaga aaccttgaaa 4621 cagccaagaa agcagaatat gaagagcggg cagctaaagt tgctgagcag caggagagag 4681 agcgagcagc acagcaacag cagccgagtg cttctccccg agcaggcacc cctgtggggg 4741 ctctcatggg ggtggtgcca ccaccaacac caatggggat gctcaatcag cagttgacac 4801 ctgttgcagg catgatgggt ggctatccgc caggccttcc acctttgcag ggcccagttg 4861 atggccttgt tagcatgggc agcatgcagc cacttcaccc tggggggcct ccacctcacc 4921 atcttccgcc aggtgtgcct ggcctcccag gcatcccacc accgggtgtg atgaatcaag 4981 gagtagcccc catggtaggg actccagcac caggtggaag tccgtatgga caacaggtag 5041 gagttttggg acctccaggg cagcaggcac cacctccata tcctggtcct catccagctg 5101 gcccccctgt catacagcag ccaacaacgc ccatgtttgt ggctccccca ccaaagaccc 5161 aaaggcttct ccactcagag gcctacctga aatacattga aggactcagt gctgaatcca 5221 acagcattag caagtgggac caaactttgg cagctcgaag acgggatgtc catttgtcca 5281 aagaacagga gagccgccta ccttctcact ggctcaaaag taaaggggca cacaccacca 5341 tggcagatgc cctctggcgc ctacgggatt taatgcttcg agacactctc aacatccgac 5401 aggcatacaa cctagaaaat gtttaatcac atcactgttt cttctgtgga agcaaagagt 5461 tgtggagcgg tagccatttt agttactggg gtgggaggga ggaacaaagg atgataattt 5521 ttattgcatt ttattgtaca tcacacagcc atttttatat aaggacactt ttaataagct 5581 atttcaaatt tggttttgtt acattaagtt gactatcaaa tacacaaaag attttttttg 5641 catatgtttc ctttgtttaa aaccagtttc ataattggtt atatatagta atagttttat 5701 ctttacttgt taaaggactt aaatcatcaa aggttttggc ttggcttagg gttttcgttt 5761 tcttttttat aaatatatat tatatatata tacacatata aaagaaaaaa tgaaaaaaaa 5821 gtttacaaat ttaagttgac aatgaaatgt gaagttggtc ctagtttaca tcttagagga 5881 atgtatatgt atgttttaca tgcctaaata tctgcaggtt ttcttacagg taaagcgaag 5941 tgctttgaaa agtttagatt atacatgtgt gacagatgcg gcatatttgc tctattaaca 6001 cagaggctta ctatagaaat ctaaagtcaa tgctgtacat ccatccagtt agtgtaactg 6061 aagggaaatg taactttgtg ctgagttaga catctgtatt gtcagtgatt cttgtagaat 6121 atgtgctcag atctgagtta tatttagttt tggaaggtaa gttgaagagt acttttgatc 6181 agtttatgat tcagtttatg attttagttt ttgccttcat gttatacatt tatgatttga 6241 aactgtacat ctgttacctt gaaaaacatt gaagaaagta ctgaagtgtg catggaggtg 6301 gtttaagcat aatacttaac ccaagaaaga gtgtaagtgg acacaagctg tgcctgcaca 6361 tagctgtgca gggtagactg cctacataca catggccggg attctttatt tccttgttat 6421 caattatagt gctttgtttg tttcagggtt ggaattctca accagaaata atactttcta 6481 aaatatttta aaattcagct tgtgctttgg attatagaag gaaattatac tttaagaaaa 6541 tgttcacaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaggac tattacagat cccaatactt ggatttggtg 6601 accttgtctt tctttctttt cttgagacat ggtcctacta ccaaccctgg ctggactgga 6661 gctcagtgta tagaccaggc tagtctcaaa ctctgcctct tcctcccaag tgctgggatt 6721 aagggcaggt accatagtgc tcagcaacca caaccctgtc tttccaacac ggccctagcg 6781 taagcactga ggcagtgtgc agtgctcagg cagcagcaaa catttcccgg gggtggtttt 6841 gaacctgctt gggtggttgt gtggtgctga cgctgccact gccctgttgt tcattgagaa 6901 tgattgttaa atgacactct tcctttagaa tataacggat cagtactcat gtttaattgc 6961 catgcttaat aaatcatgag aacaaaagag tatagaatgg aaagcattcc ctggtagcta 7021 ctttaaatac aggagccctg taacttaata ccagtagtca accactggat ctcagttttc 7081 atcaagtatt ttaaataaat aatcttaaat tttaaaatac gtactgcaga gtatgccagt 7141 atcttattgt taaaactgaa tcaaataaat cttcgattcc tggttatttg gaccattgac 7201 tcatcatgga ctatataatg taataagatt cttttctctt aaggtatcct tgaattacac 7261 caaagaacca gaaacttaat tttggttaaa ttatttattt atttcatgca ttaattttct 7321 ttttcttttt aaaggtttag atgaggctcc ttagggagtc tctaaaaccg cttcactatc 7381 agcaaccagg agtactagaa gccagagcac tcttcctcct ggctcctccc cagtgctcta 7441 gtgctgtagg aaccaagagc cagccccagg ttccccgagg cagtaaaaat ccagcacagg 7501 gggctgtgtc cctaaggcaa gccctgatta cctttaaaaa aaaccaaaaa aacaaacaaa 7561 aaaaaaaaac ctaattaact aaagcattta aggcactatt tattttagaa tcatgctttt 7621 gaagagcatc agtgattact tagggtgtaa tatgtaaaga tcagacatct ccaaaaacag 7681 aaaaagtaca agtaaacaac acactttctc atgactttta agaactgtag taatgtggct 7741 taggaaatat aatggcctaa ttgttttcaa aatgtaagtt cctgtgaaga attttgttta 7801 tattgggttg gggacctata ggtttaaaat agaatgtcag tcagctgact taaaaaacat 7861 tggttttact aagtctgcct tccccttcta aggaagaact gagtgggtaa gggacaggtg 7921 tgtaaaatct ccaaatggat gttacagctt tcagcttgaa cgtttgtttc cagacctgat 7981 taaaatttgg tttattctaa tttctgtact atatcatctg aggttttaag tggtaactgg 8041 ttctatacca tgtatgtatc atatgtttgt tcatcaaagc tttttaatcc aaataaaaac 8101 aacagtttgc aaagtga SEQ ID NO: 6 Mouse PBRM1 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001074720.1) 1 mgskrrrats psssysgdfd dghhsvptpg psrkrrrlsn lptvdpiavc helyntirdy 61 kdeqgrllce lfirapkrrn qpdyyevvsq pidlmkiqqk lkmeeyddvn lltadfqllf 121 nnakayykpd speykaackl wdlylrtrne fvqkgeadde dddedgqdnq gtladgsspg 181 ylkeileqll eaivvatnps grliselfqk lpskvqypdy yaiikepidl ktiagrigng 241 syksihamak didllaknak tynepgsqvf kdansikkif ymkkaeiehh emtksslrir 301 tasnlaaarl tgpshnkssl geernptsky yrnkravqgg rlsaitmalq ygseseedaa 361 laaaryeege seaesitsfm dvsnpfhqly dtvrscrnhq gqliaepffh lpskkkypdy 421 yggikmpisl gqirtklknq eyetldhlec dlnlmfenak rynvpnsaiy krvlklqqvm 481 qakkkelarr ddiedgdsmi ssatsdtgsa krkrnthdse mlglrrlssk knirkqrmki 541 lfnvvleare pgsgrrlcdl fmvkpskkdy pdyykiilep mdlkiiehni rndkyageeg 601 mmedmklmfr narhyneegs qvyndahile kllkdkrkel gplpddddma spklklsrks 661 gvspkkskym tpmqqklnev yeavknytdk rgrrlsaifl rlpsrselpd yyltikkpmd 721 mekirshmma nkyqdidsmv edfvmmfnna ctynepesli ykdalvlhkv lletrrdleg 781 dedshvpnvt lligelihnl fvsvmshqdd egrcysdsla eipavdpnsp nkppltfdii 841 rknvesnryr rldlfgehmf evlerarrmn rtdseiyeda velqqffiri rdelckngei 901 llspalsytt khlhndveke kkeklpkeie edklkreeek reaeksedss gttglsglhr 961 tysqdcsfkn smyhvgdyvy vepaeanlqp hivcierlwe dsagekwlyg cwfyrpnetf 1021 hlatrkflek evfksdyynk vpvskilgkc vvmfvkeyfk lcpenfrded vfvcesrysa 1081 ktksfkkikl wtmpissvrf vprdvplpvv rvasvfanad kgddekntdn sddnraednf 1141 nlekekedvp vemsngepgc hyfeqlrynd mwlkvgdcvf ikshglvrpr vgriekvwvr 1201 dgaayfygpi fihpeetehe ptkmfykkev flsnleetcp mscilgkcav lsfkdflscr 1261 pteipendil lcesrynesd kqmkkfkglk rfslsakvvd deiyyfrkpi ipqkepspll 1321 ekkiqlleak faeleggddd ieemgeedse vieapslpql qtplaneldl mpytppgstp 1381 ksakgsakke sskrkinmsg yilfssemra vikaqhpdys fgelsrlvgt ewrnletakk 1441 aeyeeraakv aeqqereraa qqqqpsaspr agtpvgalmg vvppptpmgm lnqqltpvag 1501 mmggyppglp plqgpvdglv smgsmqplhp ggppphhlpp gvpglpgipp pgvmnqgvap 1561 mvgtpapggs pygqqvgvlg ppgqqapppy pgphpagppv iqqpttpmfv apppktqrll 1621 hseaylkyie glsaesnsis kwdqtlaarr rdvhlskeqe srlpshwlks kgahttmada 1681 lwrlrdlmlr dtlnirqayn lenv SEQ ID NO: 7 Human ARID2 cDNA Sequence Vairant 1 (NM_152641.3, CDS from 129 to 5636) 1 ggcccatgac tgagccccgc cgccgccggc cgaggaatgg gctccgggct ctggtaggaa 61 gcgctgggag cggggggcgc ttttaaaaca ccgatctggg ttttttaaaa acctcctttg 121 aaaaaataat ggcaaactcg acggggaagg cgcctccgga cgagcggaga aagggactcg 181 ctttcctgga cgagctgcgg cagttccacc acagcagagg gtcgcctttt aaaaaaatcc 241 ctgcggtggg tgggaaggag ctggatcttc acggtctcta caccagagtc actactttag 301 gcggattcgc gaaggtttct gagaagaatc agtggggaga aattgttgaa gagttcaact 361 ttcccagaag ttgttctaac gctgcctttg ctttaaaaca gtattacttg cgttacctag 421 aaaagtacga gaaagttcat cattttgggg aggatgatga tgaggtacca ccaggcaatc 481 caaagccaca gcttcctatt ggtgcaattc catcttccta caattaccag caacacagtg 541 tgtcggatta tctgcgtcaa agttatgggc tgtccatgga ctttaattcg ccaaatgatt 601 ataataaatt ggtgctttca ctgttatctg gactcccaaa tgaagtggac tttgctatta 661 acgtatgcac tctcctatca aatgaaagca agcacgtcat gcaacttgaa aaagatccta 721 aaatcatcac tttactactt gctaatgccg gggtgtttga cgacacttta ggatcctttt 781 ccactgtatt tggagaagaa tggaaagaga agactgatag agacttcgtt aagttttgga 841 aagacatcgt tgatgataat gaagttcgtg acctcatttc tgacagaaac aagtctcatg 901 aaggtacatc aggagaatgg atttgggagt ctttatttca tccacctcga aagctgggca 961 ttaacgatat tgaaggacag cgggtacttc agattgcagt gattttgaga aatctttcct 1021 ttgaggaggg caatgttaag ctcttggcag ctaatcgtac ctgtcttcgt ttcctattac 1081 tttctgcaca tagtcatttt atttctttaa ggcaattagg ccttgacaca ttaggaaata 1141 ttgcagctga gcttttactg gaccctgttg atttcaaaac tactcatctg atgtttcata 1201 ctgttacaaa atgtctaatg tcaagggata gatttttaaa gatgagaggc atggaaattt 1261 tgggaaatct ttgcaaagca gaagataatg gtgttttaat ttgtgaatat gtggatcagg 1321 attcctacag agagatcatt tgtcatctca ctttacctga tgtgctgctt gtaatctcaa 1381 cactcgaggt gctatacatg ctcacggaaa tgggagatgt tgcttgcaca aaaattgcaa 1441 aagtagaaaa gagcatagac atgttagtgt gtctggtttc tatggatatt cagatgtttg 1501 gccctgatgc actagctgcg gtaaaactca ttgaacaccc aagttccagt catcaaatgt 1561 tatctgaaat taggccacaa gctatagagc aagtccaaac ccagactcat gtagcatctg 1621 ccccagcttc cagagcagtt gtagcgcagc atgttgctcc acctccagga atagtggaaa 1681 tagatagtga gaagtttgct tgtcagtggc taaatgctca ttttgaagta aatccagatt 1741 gttctgtttc tcgagcagaa atgtattctg aatacctctc gacttgcagt aaattagctc 1801 gtggtggaat cctaacatca actggatttt ataaatgtct tagaacggtc tttccaaatc 1861 atacagtgaa gagagtggag gattccagta gcaatgggca ggcacatatt catgtggtag 1921 gagtaaaacg gagggctata ccacttccca ttcagatgta ctatcagcag caaccagttt 1981 ctacttctgt tgttcgtgtt gattctgttc ctgatgtatc tcctgctcct tcacctgcag 2041 gaatccctca tggatcacaa accataggaa accattttca gaggactcct gttgccaacc 2101 aatcttcaaa tctgactgca acacaaatgt cttttcctgt acaaggtgtt catactgtgg 2161 cacaaactgt ttcaagaatt ccacaaaatc cttcacctca tacccaccag caacaaaatg 2221 ctccagtgac tgtcattcaa agtaaagctc caattccttg tgaagttgtt aaggctacag 2281 ttatccagaa ttccataccc cagacaggag ttcctgttag tattgctgtt ggaggaggac 2341 ctccacagag ttctgttgtt cagaatcata gtacagggcc acaacctgtt acagttgtga 2401 attctcagac attgcttcac catccatctg taattccaca gcagtctcca ttacacacag 2461 tggtaccagg acagatccct tcaggcactc ctgttacagt aattcaacaa gctgtcccac 2521 agagtcatat gtttggcaga gtacagaaca taccagcatg tacttctaca gtttcacagg 2581 gtcaacagtt aatcaccaca tcaccccaac ctgtgcaaac ttcatctcaa cagacatcag 2641 ctggtagcca gtcacaagat actgttatca tagcaccccc acagtatgta acaacttctg 2701 catccaatat tgtctcagca acttcagtac agaattttca ggtagctaca ggacaaatgg 2761 ttactattgc tggtgtccca agtccacaag cctcaagggt agggtttcag aacattgcac 2821 caaaacctct cccttctcag caagtttcat ctacagtggt acagcagcct attcaacaac 2881 cacagcagcc aacccaacaa agcgtagtga ttgtaagcca gccagctcaa caaggtcaaa 2941 cttatgcacc agccattcac caaattgttc ttgctaatcc agcagctctt ccagctggtc 3001 agacagttca gctaactgga caacctaaca taactccatc ttcttcacca tcacctgtcc 3061 cagctactaa taaccaagtc cctactgcca tgtcgtcgtc ctctacccct caatcacagg 3121 gaccacctcc tactgtcagt caaatgttat ctgtgaaaag gcagcaacag cagcaacatt 3181 caccagcacc cccaccacag caggtacaag tacaagttca gcagccccaa caagtacaga 3241 tgcaagttca acctcaacag tcgaatgcag gagttggtca gcctgcctct ggtgagtcga 3301 gtctgattaa acagcttctg cttccgaaac gtggtccttc aacaccaggt ggtaagctta 3361 ttctcccagc tccacagatt cctcccccta ataatgcaag agctcctagc cctcaggtgg 3421 tctatcaggt ggccagtaac caagccgcag gttttggagt gcaggggcaa actccagctc 3481 agcagctatt ggttgggcag caaaatgttc agttggtccc aagtgcaatg ccaccctcag 3541 ggggagtaca aactgtgccc atttcgaact tacaaatatt gccaggtcca ctgatctcaa 3601 atagcccagc aaccattttc caagggactt ctggcaacca ggtaaccata acagttgtgc 3661 caaatacgag ttttgcacct gcaactgtga gtcagggaaa tgcaactcag ctcattgctc 3721 cagcaggaat taccatgagc ggaacgcaga caggagttgg acttccagta caaacgcttc 3781 cagccactca agcatctcct gctggacaat catcatgtac tactgctact cccccattca 3841 aaggtgataa aataatttgc caaaaggagg aggaagcaaa ggaagcaaca ggtttacatg 3901 ttcatgaacg taaaattgaa gtcatggaga acccgtcctg ccgacgagga gccacaaaca 3961 ccagcaatgg ggatacaaag gaaaatgaaa tgcatgtggg aagtctttta aatgggagaa 4021 agtacagtga ctcaagtcta cctccttcaa actcagggaa aattcaaagt gagactaatc 4081 agtgctcact aatcagtaat gggccatcat tggaattagg tgagaatgga gcatctggga 4141 aacagaactc agaacaaata gacatgcaag atatcaaaag tgatttgaga aaaccgctag 4201 ttaatggaat ctgtgatttt gataaaggag atggttctca tttaagcaaa aacattccaa 4261 atcataaaac ttccaatcat gtaggaaatg gtgagatatc tccaatggaa ccacaaggga 4321 ctttagatat cactcagcaa gatactgcca aaggtgatca actagaaaga atttctaatg 4381 gacctgtatt aactttgggt ggttcatctg tgagcagtat acaggaggct tcaaatgcgg 4441 caacacagca atttagtggt actgatttgc ttaatggacc tctagcttca agtttgaatt 4501 cagatgtgcc tcagcaacgc ccaagtgtag ttgtctcacc acattctaca acctctgtta 4561 tacagggaca tcaaatcata gcagttcccg actcaggatc aaaagtatcc cattctcctg 4621 ccctatcatc tgacgttcgg tctacaaatg gcacagcaga atgcaaaact gtaaagaggc 4681 cagcagagga tactgatagg gaaacagtcg caggaattcc aaataaagta ggagttagaa 4741 ttgttacaat cagtgacccc aacaatgctg gctgcagcgc aacaatggtt gctgtgccag 4801 caggagcaga tccaagcact gtagctaaag tagcaataga aagtgctgtt cagcaaaagc 4861 aacagcatcc accaacatat gtacagaatg tggtcccgca gaacactcct atgccacctt 4921 caccagctgt acaagtgcag ggccagccta acagttctca gccttctcca ttcagtggat 4981 ccagtcagcc tggagatcca atgagaaaac ctggacagaa cttcatgtgt ctgtggcagt 5041 cttgtaaaaa gtggtttcag acaccctcac aggttttcta ccatgcagca actgaacatg 5101 gaggaaaaga tgtatatcca gggcagtgtc tttgggaagg ttgtgagcct tttcagcgac 5161 agcggttttc ttttattacc cacttgcagg ataagcactg ttcaaaggat gccctacttg 5221 caggattaaa acaagatgaa ccaggacaag caggaagtca gaagtcttct accaagcagc 5281 caactgtagg gggcacaagc tcaactccta gagcacaaaa ggccattgtg aatcatccca 5341 gtgctgcact tatggctctg aggagaggat caagaaacct tgtctttcga gattttacag 5401 atgaaaaaga gggaccaata actaaacaca tccgactaac agctgcctta atattaaaaa 5461 atattggtaa atattcagaa tgtggtcgca gattgttaaa gagacatgaa aataacttat 5521 cagtgctagc cattagtaac atggaagctt cctccaccct tgccaaatgc ctttatgaac 5581 ttaattttac agttcagagt aaggaacaag aaaaagactc agaaatgctg cagtgaaaaa 5641 taattccact tacacagtgg gggactcaaa gtcagccaca tttcacatac tgttactgaa 5701 gaaagcacca agtcttaatg gaacaaagac catagaatga attattttat ctcctcccat 5761 gatgctgaga ggaagcttcg tattctgatc tctgagtgaa tccctttgtt ctctgtttaa 5821 aaaaatctaa aaagaaaaag gaaaaaaaaa aaagaactgc tgtgggattg tcaaccagct 5881 tatctgcagg atgtttcaga tctgataaat cctgatggaa actggtatga tcagaattca 5941 gtaccatcca cattggaata tacatggaat attgtaaaac ctacatgagc agatgaaata 6001 gaagcattaa atatttttat ctatatccaa aaaggagcac atttttatat ttacaaaacc 6061 gtttaagctg gtttgaataa tttaaaaaag tttcagcaca cctatacccc cgatctcaga 6121 gggggccacc aatatctagc tatggatcgt gtgttttgtt tagaaatcag tagcttggtt 6181 ttcttacttg agccaatata ttttcactta tttattatca taaaaattta ccagtctgaa 6241 tagatcttgt aaatatttgt gaatagaatg aatacctttc atgccactgc agccactgga 6301 aatacattct gtggtgtcct agaagcatta ttggtaggtt ctaaagtttt ctagactttc 6361 ctgtcaattg taagtaattg tgatatattc tatgcagtgg atgaatgttc tttaaatttg 6421 tgtaaatact tctgcaaagg tactgatgct gtaaagtcaa aacagttttg tggaactgtg 6481 attttttttt cttttttctt tttttttttc tttttttttt tgtattatac accttgtaga 6541 actcattttg ctggctgaaa gagtatggaa taatatatct catgtcattt tttagaagaa 6601 aaactatttg aaggtatttt ttggttttcc ttaacatgta tccactgtaa acgtttgtcg 6661 tgtacaagct cagagcttgg acagaatttt ttgtatttgt aaattggttt aaatacatgg 6721 aattttatac aggttttctc ctgtgttata tatgcattat gtgcaggtat gatattttct 6781 tcactacttt ttctatctta atatagtgtg gaattttatt gtattattct tccattctta 6841 atactgtacc acattcctgc tcagaaactg ctcacttcct taaattgtct tttttccccc 6901 agcgtgaaat gtatccattt ataactgcct attgcctgtt ctattagcat ccaaaaatgt 6961 ggaaggcctc ccaaccacca tttctgctgt gtccttagga tgtgcagtaa aaaatataga 7021 cctaacagtt tatgttatag aatggcttta tttactttgg tgactgttta tagtttttaa 7081 ataaaagact gaacattttc ttgagtcctt catttctgag tatgcttaag acatcttaaa 7141 aatatagaga gaattctaaa ttcagctgaa ggcaaggtat aacggtcacc tacctatttg 7201 attatatgtt gattgataac atattaaata gagaacaaat aagagaggtc ctttacatga 7261 caaatttgca tgaaataagc agattaacca agtatttatt tttcatcttg ttataatgca 7321 gagcaaatgt agagaacagc aaatgattga tgcagttaaa gctcaatatg ccttttttta 7381 ctggatactg tacatttggc taaaagcttt tattgtttga tgttgtgttt cttgactgtt 7441 tattcagaat cacagtgtat ccaaatcttc agcttgaatt tggaggcaga ttcttagagt 7501 gaaaaagcct cagtttccat attaaaaatg ttttaaatat tttgattgaa ttagtaccaa 7561 tgtaaaatct agtttcttcc tgaaggagga tccctggcgc tgtcctgcca tgtctcaaag 7621 gaatgtttga gaaacttcat ctaatattag ttataaggtt gtggaattta tgcttggccc 7681 accttccaag actggcactg cccaacagac accgctgaaa tcatgtgggt atccctagga 7741 tggccttcag agccctcaaa cttacaagca cctggtagtt gacatcatat ggggaatttt 7801 ctattcaccg tacttatcca aaaatctctt ttaaaaagta aatttgtgca acaacgttta 7861 tttgaaagat aatgtcttct caaaatcaga aactgcagtg gtaattaaat taatagaaaa 7921 gagaacaaac tgcaggttta gaaaaatggt tttcatattc accattcttc cacctcattg 7981 aattgcatgc tgtagttcta gcttttctgc tataatatgt aaatatgact gtagcctttt 8041 aagcttcagt ctcagcagag aatttcctaa atgcgtttga cctaatgaaa ctgatcatgg 8101 cttcccactt aggtttttct tcttatagct ttatagaact atataataat atggacttgc 8161 tgtgtaatgg aattaaagtg cttttgcaca ataagttctg caaaaccctc tcattcatga 8221 aaaggtgctc cttgctagac agaaacttgc tgatttacag tattgttatt tttgtctaaa 8281 gttctgtaaa tacatgcttt aatgttatct ttgagaaatc tatgtaaata atatagtcta 8341 caacatagag actgtataat tctgtgttat atatgtgcct agtgctctgt tggcactcaa 8401 taaattttaa gtaacaaaat tgataatcat atagcgaagg catatttttc ttccaagctc 8461 aagtcaggat tgtgactata tattaatgag actcagtaat ccaacccaca cctgagaact 8521 cgtctcatta ctttatagtc atgtcatgta tgttttttta accatgaaat gacaataaaa 8581 tgatttttaa aatgagaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 8 Human ARID2 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform A (NP_689854.2) 1 manstgkapp derrkglafl delrqfhhsr gspfkkipav ggkeldlhgl ytrvttlggf 61 akvseknqwg eiveefnfpr scsnaafalk qyylryleky ekvhhfgedd devppgnpkp 121 qlpigaipss ynyqqhsysd ylrqsyglsm dfnspndynk lvlsllsglp nevdfainvc 181 tllsneskhv mqlekdpkii tlllanagvf ddtlgsfstv fgeewkektd rdfvkfwkdi 241 vddnevrdli sdrnkshegt sgewiweslf hpprklgind ieggrvlgia vilrnlsfee 301 gnvkllaanr tclrflllsa hshfislrql gldtlgniaa ellldpvdfk tthlmfhtvt 361 kclmsrdrfl kmrgmeilgn lckaedngvl iceyvdqdsy reiichltlp dvllvistle 421 vlymltemgd vactkiakve ksidmlvclv smdiqmfgpd alaavklieh pssshqmlse 481 irpgaieqvg tqthvasapa sravvaqhva pppgiveids ekfacqwlna hfevnpdcsv 541 sraemyseyl stcsklargg iltstgfykc lrtvfpnhtv krvedsssng qahihvvgvk 601 rraiplpiqm yyqqqpvsts vvrvdsvpdv spapspagip hgsgtignhf grtpvangss 661 nitatqmsfp vqgvhtvaqt vsripqnpsp hthqqqnapv tvigskapip cevvkatviq 721 nsipqtgvpv siavgggppq ssvvqnhstg pqpvtvvnsq tllhhpsvip qqsplhtvvp 781 gqipsgtpvt viqqavpqsh mfgrvqnipa ctstvsqgqq littspqpvg tssqqtsags 841 qsqdtviiap pqyvttsasn ivsatsvgnf qvatgqmvti agvpspqasr vgfqniapkp 901 lpsqqvsstv vqqpiqqpqq ptqqsvvivs qpaqqgqtya paihqivlan paalpagqtv 961 qltgqpnitp ssspspvpat nnqvptamss sstpqsqgpp ptvsqmlsvk rqqqqqhspa 1021 pppqqvqvqv qqpqqvqmqv qpqqsnagvg qpasgessli kglllpkrgp stpggklilp 1081 apqipppnna rapspqvvyq vasnqaagfg vqgqtpaqql lvgqqnvqlv psamppsggv 1141 qtvpisnlqi lpgplisnsp atifqgtsgn qvtitvvpnt sfapatvsqg natqliapag 1201 itmsgtqtgv glpvqtlpat gaspaggssc ttatppfkgd kiicqkeeea keatglhvhe 1261 rkievmenps crrgatntsn gdtkenemhv gsllngrkys dsslppsnsg kigsetnqcs 1321 lisngpslel gengasgkqn seqidmqdik sdlrkplvng icdfdkgdgs hlsknipnhk 1381 tsnhvgngei spmepqgtld itqqdtakgd qlerisngpv ltlggssyss igeasnaatq 1441 qfsgtdllng plasslnsdv pqqrpsvvvs phsttsviqg hqiiavpdsg skvshspals 1501 sdvrstngta ecktvkrpae dtdretvagi pnkvgvrivt isdpnnagcs atmvavpaga 1561 dpstvakvai esavqqkqqh pptyvqnvvp qntpmppspa vqvqgqpnss qpspfsgssq 1621 pgdpmrkpgq nfmclwqsck kwfqtpsqvf yhaatehggk dvypgqclwe gcepfgrqrf 1681 sfithlqdkh cskdallagl kgdepggags qksstkqptv ggtsstpraq kaivnhpsaa 1741 lmalrrgsrn lvfrdftdek egpitkhirl taalilknig kysecgrrll krhennlsvl 1801 aisnmeasst lakclyelnf tvgskegekd semlq SEQ ID NO: 9 Human ARID2 cDNA Sequence Vairant 2 (NM_001347839.1, CDS: from 129 to 5495) 1 ggcccatgac tgagccccgc cgccgccggc cgaggaatgg gctccgggct ctggtaggaa 61 gcgctgggag cggggggcgc ttttaaaaca ccgatctggg ttttttaaaa acctcctttg 121 aaaaaataat ggcaaactcg acggggaagg cgcctccgga cgagcggaga aagggactcg 181 ctttcctgga cgagctgcgg cagttccacc acagcagagg gtcgcctttt aaaaaaatcc 241 ctgcggtggg tgggaaggag ctggatcttc acggtctcta caccagagtc actactttag 301 gcggattcgc gaaggtttct gagaagaatc agtggggaga aattgttgaa gagttcaact 361 ttcccagaag ttgttctaac gctgcctttg ctttaaaaca gtattacttg cgttacctag 421 aaaagtacga gaaagttcat cattttgggg aggatgatga tgaggtacca ccaggcaatc 481 caaagccaca gcttcctatt ggtgcaattc catcttccta caattaccag caacacagtg 541 tgtcggatta tctgcgtcaa agttatgggc tgtccatgga ctttaattcg ccaaatgatt 601 ataataaatt ggtgctttca ctgttatctg gactcccaaa tgaagtggac tttgctatta 661 acgtatgcac tctcctatca aatgaaagca agcacgtcat gcaacttgaa aaagatccta 721 aaatcatcac tttactactt gctaatgccg gggtgtttga cgacacttta ggatcctttt 781 ccactgtatt tggagaagaa tggaaagaga agactgatag agacttcgtt aagttttgga 841 aagacatcgt tgatgataat gaagttcgtg acctcatttc tgacagaaac aagtctcatg 901 aaggtacatc aggagaatgg atttgggagt ctttatttca tccacctcga aagctgggca 961 ttaacgatat tgaaggacag cgggtacttc agattgcagt gattttgaga aatctttcct 1021 ttgaggaggg caatgttaag ctcttggcag ctaatcgtac ctgtcttcgt ttcctattac 1081 tttctgcaca tagtcatttt atttctttaa ggcaattagg ccttgacaca ttaggaaata 1141 ttgcagctga gcttttactg gaccctgttg atttcaaaac tactcatctg atgtttcata 1201 ctgttacaaa atgtctaatg tcaagggata gatttttaaa gatgagaggc atggaaattt 1261 tgggaaatct ttgcaaagca gaagataatg gtgttttaat ttgtgaatat gtggatcagg 1321 attcctacag agagatcatt tgtcatctca ctttacctga tgtgctgctt gtaatctcaa 1381 cactcgaggt gctatacatg ctcacggaaa tgggagatgt tgcttgcaca aaaattgcaa 1441 aagtagaaaa gagcatagac atgttagtgt gtctggtttc tatggatatt cagatgtttg 1501 gccctgatgc actagctgcg gtaaaactca ttgaacaccc aagttccagt catcaaatgt 1561 tatctgaaat taggccacaa gctatagagc aagtccaaac ccagactcat gtagcatctg 1621 ccccagcttc cagagcagtt gtagcgcagc atgttgctcc acctccagga atagtggaaa 1681 tagatagtga gaagtttgct tgtcagtggc taaatgctca ttttgaagta aatccagatt 1741 gttctgtttc tcgagcagaa atgtattctg aatacctctc gacttgcagt aaattagctc 1801 gtggtggaat cctaacatca actggatttt ataaatgtct tagaacggtc tttccaaatc 1861 atacagtgaa gagagtggag gattccagta gcaatgggca ggcacatatt catgtggtag 1921 gagtaaaacg gagggctata ccacttccca ttcagatgta ctatcagcag caaccagttt 1981 ctacttctgt tgttcgtgtt gattctgttc ctgatgtatc tcctgctcct tcacctgcag 2041 gaatccctca tggatcacaa accataggaa accattttca gaggactcct gttgccaacc 2101 aatcttcaaa tctgactgca acacaaatgt cttttcctgt acaaggtgtt catactgtgg 2161 cacaaactgt ttcaagaatt ccacaaaatc cttcacctca tacccaccag caacaaaatg 2221 ctccagtgac tgtcattcaa agtaaagctc caattccttg tgaagttgtt aaggctacag 2281 ttatccagaa ttccataccc cagacaggag ttcctgttag tattgctgtt ggaggaggac 2341 ctccacagag ttctgttgtt cagaatcata gtacagggcc acaacctgtt acagttgtga 2401 attctcagac attgcttcac catccatctg taattccaca gcagtctcca ttacacacag 2461 tggtaccagg acagatccct tcaggcactc ctgttacagt aattcaacaa gctgtcccac 2521 agagtcatat gtttggcaga gtacagaaca taccagcatg tacttctaca gtttcacagg 2581 gtcaacagtt aatcaccaca tcaccccaac ctgtgcaaac ttcatctcaa cagacatcag 2641 ctggtagcca gtcacaagat actgttatca tagcaccccc acagtatgta acaacttctg 2701 catccaatat tgtctcagca acttcagtac agaattttca ggtagctaca ggacaaatgg 2761 ttactattgc tggtgtccca agtccacaag cctcaagggt agggtttcag aacattgcac 2821 caaaacctct cccttctcag caagtttcat ctacagtggt acagcagcct attcaacaac 2881 cacagcagcc aacccaacaa agcgtagtga ttgtaagcca gccagctcaa caaggtcaaa 2941 cttatgcacc agccattcac caaattgttc ttgctaatcc agcagctctt ccagctggtc 3001 agacagttca gctaactgga caacctaaca taactccatc ttcttcacca tcacctgtcc 3061 cagctactaa taaccaagtc cctactgcca tgtcgtcgtc ctctacccct caatcacagg 3121 gaccacctcc tactgtcagt caaatgttat ctgtgaaaag gcagcaacag cagcaacatt 3181 caccagcacc cccaccacag caggtacaag tacaagttca gcagccccaa caagtacaga 3241 tgcaagttca acctcaacag tcgaatgcag gagttggtca gcctgcctct ggtgagtcga 3301 gtctgattaa acagcttctg cttccgaaac gtggtccttc aacaccaggt ggtaagctta 3361 ttctcccagc tccacagatt cctcccccta ataatgcaag agctcctagc cctcaggtgg 3421 tctatcaggt ggccagtaac caagccgcag gttttggagt gcaggggcaa actccagctc 3481 agcagctatt ggttgggcag caaaatgttc agttggtccc aagtgcaatg ccaccctcag 3541 ggggagtaca aactgtgccc atttcgaact tacaaatatt gccaggtcca ctgatctcaa 3601 atagcccagc aaccattttc caagggactt ctggcaacca ggtaaccata acagttgtgc 3661 caaatacgag ttttgcacct gcaactgtga gtcagggaaa tgcaactcag ctcattgctc 3721 cagcaggaat taccatgagc ggaacgcaga caggagttgg acttccagta caaacgcttc 3781 cagccactca agcatctcct gctggacaat catcatgtac tactgctact cccccattca 3841 aaggtgataa aataatttgc caaaaggagg aggaagcaaa ggaagcaaca ggtttacatg 3901 ttcatgaacg taaaattgaa gtcatggaga acccgtcctg ccgacgagga gccacaaaca 3961 ccagcaatgg ggatacaaag gaaaatgaaa tgcatgtggg aagtctttta aatgggagaa 4021 agtacagtga ctcaagtcta cctccttcaa actcagggaa aattcaaagt gagactaatc 4081 agtgctcact aatcagtaat gggccatcat tggaattagg tgagaatgga gcatctggga 4141 aacagaactc agaacaaata gacatgcaag atatcaaaag tgatttgaga aaaccgctag 4201 ttaatggaat ctgtgatttt gataaaggag atggttctca tttaagcaaa aacattccaa 4261 atcataaaac ttccaatcat gtaggaaatg gtgagatatc tccaatggaa ccacaaggga 4321 ctttagatat cactcagcaa gatactgcca aaggtgatca actagaaaga atttctaatg 4381 gacctgtatt aactttgggt ggttcatctg tgagcagtat acaggaggct tcaaatgcgg 4441 caacacagca atttagtggt actgatttgc ttaatggacc tctagcttca agtttgaatt 4501 cagatgtgcc tcagcaacgc ccaagtgtag ttgtctcacc acattctaca acctctgtta 4561 tacagggaca tcaaatcata gcagttcccg actcaggatc aaaagtatcc cattctcctg 4621 ccctatcatc tgacgttcgg tctacaaatg gcacagcaga atgcaaaact gtaaagaggc 4681 cagcagagga tactgatagg gaaacagtcg caggaattcc aaataaagta ggagttagaa 4741 ttgttacaat cagtgacccc aacaatgctg gctgcagcgc aacaatggtt gctgtgccag 4801 caggagcaga tccaagcact gtagctaaag tagcaataga aagtgctgtt cagcaaaagc 4861 aacagcatcc accaacatat gtacagaatg tggtcccgca gaacactcct atgccacctt 4921 caccagctgt acaagtgcag ggccagccta acagttctca gccttctcca ttcagtggat 4981 ccagtcagcc tggagatcca atgagaaaac ctggacagaa cttcatgtgt ctgtggcagt 5041 cttgtaaaaa gtggtttcag acaccctcac aggttttcta ccatgcagca actgaacatg 5101 gaggaaaaga tgtatatcca gggcagtgtc tttgggaagg ttgtgagcct tttcagcgac 5161 agcggttttc ttttattacc cacttgcagg ataagcactg ttcaaaggat gccctacttg 5221 caggattaaa acaagatgaa ccaggacaag caggaagtca gaagtcttct accaagcagc 5281 caactgtagg gggcacaagc tcaactccta gagcacaaaa ggccattgtg aatcatccca 5341 gtgctgcact tatggctctg aggagaggat caagaaacct tgtctttcga gattttacag 5401 atgaaaaaga gggaccaata actaaacaca tccgactaac agctgcctta atattaaaaa 5461 atattggtaa atattcagaa tgtggtcgca ggtgagtaat atgttttctg tagccaaagt 5521 gaatttagtt tattttattt ttacatataa gttaataaaa ttagataact gtattttctt 5581 cattgttttt ctcatcaatt ttgcaaatac atccaaaagt ttatgcctag gtcaggccat 5641 gatgagctct taaaagtcaa aaataaatag aagttaaaac aaccaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 5701 aaa SEQ ID NO: 10 Human ARID2 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform B (NP_001334768.1) 1 manstgkapp derrkglafl delrqfhhsr gspfkkipav ggkeldlhgl ytrvttlggf 61 akvseknqwg eiveefnfpr scsnaafalk qyylryleky ekvhhfgedd devppgnpkp 121 qlpigaipss ynyqqhsysd ylrqsyglsm dfnspndynk lvlsllsglp nevdfainvc 181 tllsneskhv mqlekdpkii tlllanagvf ddtlgsfstv fgeewkektd rdfvkfwkdi 241 vddnevrdli sdrnkshegt sgewiweslf hpprklgind ieggrvlgia vilrnlsfee 301 gnvkllaanr tclrflllsa hshfislrql gldtlgniaa ellldpvdfk tthlmfhtvt 361 kclmsrdrfl kmrgmeilgn lckaedngvl iceyvdqdsy reiichltlp dvllvistle 421 vlymltemgd vactkiakve ksidmlvclv smdiqmfgpd alaavklieh pssshqmlse 481 irpgaieqvg tqthvasapa sravvaqhva pppgiveids ekfacqwlna hfevnpdcsv 541 sraemyseyl stcsklargg iltstgfykc lrtvfpnhtv krvedsssng qahihvvgvk 601 rraiplpiqm yyqqqpvsts vvrvdsvpdv spapspagip hgsgtignhf grtpvangss 661 nitatqmsfp vqgvhtvaqt vsripqnpsp hthqqqnapv tvigskapip cevvkatviq 721 nsipqtgvpv siavgggppq ssvvqnhstg pqpvtvvnsq tllhhpsvip qqsplhtvvp 781 gqipsgtpvt viqqavpqsh mfgrvqnipa ctstvsqgqq littspqpvg tssqqtsags 841 qsqdtviiap pqyvttsasn ivsatsvgnf qvatgqmvti agvpspqasr vgfqniapkp 901 lpsqqvsstv vqqpiqqpqq ptqqsvvivs qpaqqgqtya paihqivlan paalpagqtv 961 qltgqpnitp ssspspvpat nnqvptamss sstpqsqgpp ptvsqmlsvk rqqqqqhspa 1021 pppqqvqvqv qqpqqvqmqv qpqqsnagvg qpasgessli kglllpkrgp stpggklilp 1081 apqipppnna rapspqvvyq vasnqaagfg vqgqtpaqql lvgqqnvqlv psamppsggv 1141 qtvpisnlqi lpgplisnsp atifqgtsgn qvtitvvpnt sfapatvsqg natqliapag 1201 itmsgtqtgv glpvqtlpat gaspaggssc ttatppfkgd kiicqkeeea keatglhvhe 1261 rkievmenps crrgatntsn gdtkenemhv gsllngrkys dsslppsnsg kigsetnqcs 1321 lisngpslel gengasgkqn seqidmgdik sdlrkplvng icdfdkgdgs hlsknipnhk 1381 tsnhvgngei spmepqgtld itqqdtakgd qlerisngpv ltlggssyss igeasnaatq 1441 qfsgtdllng plasslnsdv pqqrpsvvvs phsttsviqg hqiiavpdsg skvshspals 1501 sdvrstngta ecktvkrpae dtdretvagi pnkvgvrivt isdpnnagcs atmvavpaga 1561 dpstvakvai esavqqkqqh pptyvqnvvp qntpmppspa vqvqgqpnss qpspfsgssq 1621 pgdpmrkpgq nfmclwqsck kwfqtpsqvf yhaatehggk dvypgqclwe gcepfgrqrf 1681 sfithlqdkh cskdallagl kgdepggags qksstkqptv ggtsstpraq kaivnhpsaa 1741 lmalrrgsrn lvfrdftdek egpitkhirl taalilknig kysecgrr SEQ ID NO: 11 Mouse ARID2 cDNA Sequence (NM_175251.4, CDS: from 129 to 5495) 1 gcgccgccgc cgccgccgcc gccgccgccg ccgccgccac cgccggccca tgactgagcc 61 ccgccaccgc cggccgagga atgggctccg ggcgctggta gggagcgcgg ggagcggggg 121 ccgcgtttga accgcgatct gggttttttc gggagacctc ctttggcaaa ataatggcaa 181 actcgacggg gaaggcgcct ccggacgagc ggaggaaggg actggctttc ctggacgagc 241 tgcggcagtt ccaccacagc agagggtcgc cgtttaagaa gatccctgcg gtgggtggga 301 aggagctgga tcttcacggg ctctacacca gagtcactac tttaggcgga ttcgcgaagg 361 tttctgagaa gaatcagtgg ggagaaattg ttgaagagtt caactttccc agaagttgtt 421 ccaacgctgc ctttgcttta aaacagtatt acttgcgtta tctagaaaag tacgagaaag 481 ttcatcattt tggggaagat gatgatgagg taccaccagg caatccaaag ccacagcttc 541 ctattggtgc aatcccatct tcctacaatt accagcaaca cagcgtgtca gattatctac 601 gtcaaagtta tgggttatct atggatttta attcgccaaa tgattataat aaactggtgc 661 tttcactgtt atctggactc ccaaatgaag tggacttcgc tattaatgtg tgcactctcc 721 tatcaaatga aagcaagcac gtcatgcagc ttgagaagga tcccaaaatc atcactttac 781 tgctcgctaa tgcgggggtg ttcgatgaca ctttaggatc attctcttct gtctttggag 841 aagagtggcg agagaagact gatagagact ttgttaagtt ttggaaagac attgttgatg 901 acaatgaagt gcgagatctc atttctgaca gaaacaaggc tcatgaagat acaccaggag 961 aatggatttg ggaatcttta tttcatccac ctcgaaagct gggcattaat gacatcgaag 1021 gccagcgggt tctgcagatc gcagtgatct tgcggaacct ctcctttgag gagagcaatg 1081 ttaagctctt ggcagctaat cgcacctgtc tgcgtttcct gttgctctct gcacacagtc 1141 attttatttc attaaggcag ctaggcctgg acaccttagg gaatatcgca gctgagcttt 1201 tactggaccc tgtggatttc agaaccactc atctgatgtt tcacactgtt acaaaatgcc 1261 tgatgtcaag ggataggttt ttaaagatga ggggcatgga aattttggga aatctctgca 1321 aagcagagga taacggtgtt ttgatttgtg aatatgtgga tcaagattcc tatagagaga 1381 taatttgtca cctcactctg cccgatgtgc tgctggtgac ctcaaccctg gaggtgctgt 1441 acatgctcac tgaaatgggg gacgtggcct gcacaaagat cgcgaaagtg gagaagagca 1501 tagacgtgct ggtgtgtctg gtctctatgg acgctcagat gtttggacct gacgcacttg 1561 ctgccgtgaa gctcattgag catccgagct ccagtcacca agtgttatca gagattaggc 1621 cgcaagccat agagcaggtc caaacccaga cccacatagc ctccggtcca gcttccagag 1681 cagttgtagc acagcatgct gccccccctc caggaatcgt ggaaatagac agtgagaagt 1741 tcgcttgtca gtggctaaat gctcattttg aagtaaatcc agactgttcc gtctctcggg 1801 cagaaatgta ttcagagtac ctctcaactt gcagtaaatt agctcgcggt ggcatcctca 1861 catcaactgg gttttataag tgtcttagaa cagtttttcc aaatcataca gtgaagaggg 1921 tagaagattc cactagcagt gggcaggcgc atatccatgt cataggagtg aagcggcggg 1981 ctctcccgct ccccatccag atgtactatc agcagcagcc aatttccact cctgttgtcc 2041 gtgttgatgc tgttgctgat ctatctccaa ctccttcacc tgcaggaatc cctcatggac 2101 cacaggctgc agggaatcat tttcagagga ctcctgtcac caatcaatct tcaaatttga 2161 ctgcaacaca aatgtctttt ccggtacaag gcattcatac tgtggcacag actgtttcca 2221 gaattccacc aaatccttca gttcataccc accagcaaca aaattctcca gtaactgtca 2281 ttcagaataa agctccaatt ccttgtgaag tcgttaaggc aacagtaatc cagaactctg 2341 tgccccagac ggcagttcct gtgagtatct ctgttggagg agcacctgca cagaattctg 2401 tgggtcagaa ccatagtgca gggccacagc ctgttacagt tgtaaattct cagacattac 2461 ttcaccatcc ttctgtgatg ccacagccat ctccactaca cacagtggtg cccggacagg 2521 tcccttcagg cactcctgtc acagtaatcc agcagactgt accgcagagt cgtatgtttg 2581 gacgagtaca gagcatacca gcgtgtacat ctaccgtctc acagggtcag cagttaatca 2641 ccacatcacc acagcctatg cacacttcat ctcaacagac agcagctggt agccagccac 2701 aagacactgt tatcatagca cccccacagt acgtaacaac ttctgcatcc aatatcgtct 2761 cagcgacttc agtacagaat ttccaggtag ctacaggaca ggtggttacc atagctggtg 2821 tcccgagccc acagccctcc agggtaggat tccagaacat tgcgcccaag ccacttcctt 2881 ctcagcaagt ttcaccatca gtggtccagc agcctattca acaaccacag cagcctgctc 2941 agcagagtgt agtgattgtg agccagccag cacagcaagg ccaggcgtac gcaccagcca 3001 ttcaccagat cgttctcgct aacccggcag ctctccctgc cggtcagacg gttcagctaa 3061 ctggacaacc aaacataact ccatcgtcat caccatcacc tgtcccgcct actaataacc 3121 aagtccctac tgccatgtca tcttcttcca cccttcagtc acagggaccc cctcctactg 3181 tcagtcagat gctctctgtg aagaggcagc agcagcagca gcactcacca gcagcgccag 3241 cacagcaggt ccaggtccag gttcagcagc cgcagcaggt ccaggtgcaa gttcagccgc 3301 agcaaccgag tgctggggtc ggtcagcctg ctcccaacga gtctagtctc atcaagcagc 3361 tgctgctgcc aaagcggggc ccttcaaccc cagggggcaa gcttatcctc ccagcccctc 3421 agattcctcc ccctaacaat gcaagagctc ctagccctca ggtggtctat caggtggcca 3481 ataaccaagc agctggtttt ggagtgcagg ggcaaactcc ggctcagcag ctattggttg 3541 ggcagcaaaa tgttcagttg gtccaaagtg caatgccacc cgcaggggga gtgcaaaccg 3601 tgcccatttc gaacttacaa atattgccgg gtccgctgat ctcaaacagc ccagcaacca 3661 ttttccaagg gacttctggc aaccaggtaa ctataacagt tgtgccaaat accagttttg 3721 caactgcgac tgtgagtcag ggaaacgctg ctcagctcat tgcgccagcc ggtcttagca 3781 tgagcggagc gcaggcaagc gctggacttc aggtgcagac gcttccagcc ggacaatcag 3841 cgtgtaccac tgctcccctc ccgttcaaag gcgacaagat catttgccaa aaggaggagg 3901 aggcaaagga agcaacaggt ctacatgttc atgaacggaa gattgaggtc atggagaatc 3961 cttcctgtcg gcgaggaacc acaaacacca gcaacgggga tacaagtgag agtgaactcc 4021 aggtgggaag tcttttaaat gggagaaagt atagtgactc aagtctacct ccttcaaact 4081 cagggaaact tcagagtgag acgagccagt gctcactaat cagcaatggg ccatcgttgg 4141 aactaggtga gaatggagcg cctggaaaac agaactcaga accagtagac atgcaggatg 4201 tcaaaggtga tctgaaaaaa gccctcgtca atggaatctg tgattttgat aaaggagatg 4261 gttctcattt aagcaaaaac attccaaatc acaaaacttc taatcatgta ggaaatggtg 4321 agatatctcc agtagaacca caagggactt cgggtgccac tcagcaagat actgccaaag 4381 gtgaccaact agaaagagtt tctaatggac ctgtgttaac tctgggtggg tcaccgtcca 4441 caagcagtat gcaagaagcc ccgagtgtgg cgacaccgcc gttgagtggt actgacctgc 4501 ctaacggacc tctagcttca agtttgaatt cagatgtgcc tcagcaacgc ccaagtgtag 4561 ttgtctcacc acattctaca gcccctgtca tacaggggca tcaagtcata gcagttcccc 4621 actcaggacc tagagtgacc ccttctgctc tatcatctga tgctcggtct acaaacggca 4681 cagccgagtg caaaactgta aagaggccgg cagaggataa tgatagggac actgtcccgg 4741 gaatcccaaa taaagtaggg gttagaattg ttacaatcag cgaccccaac aatgctggct 4801 gcagtgcaac catggttgcg gtcccagctg gagcggaccc aagcactgta gcgaaagtag 4861 caatagaaag tgctgctcag caaaagcagc agcatccacc gacctacatg cagagtgtgg 4921 ccccacagaa cactcctatg ccaccttcac cagctgtaca agtgcagggc cagcctagca 4981 gttctcagcc ttctccagtc agtgcgtcca gtcagcatgc agatccagtg agaaaacctg 5041 ggcagaactt catgtgtctg tggcagtctt gtaaaaagtg gtttcagact ccctcacaag 5101 tgttctatca tgcagctact gaacatggag gaaaagatgt gtatccgggg cagtgtcttt 5161 gggaaggctg tgagcctttc caacggcaga ggttctcttt cattacccac ttacaggata 5221 agcactgttc aaaggatgcc ctgcttgcag gattaaagca agatgaacca ggacaagtgg 5281 caaatcaaaa atcttctacc aagcagccca ccgtgggggg cacaggctct gcgcccagag 5341 cccagaaggc cattgcaagc caccccagtg ctgcactcat ggctctgcgg agaggctcaa 5401 ggaacctcgt cttccgggac ttcacagatg aaaaagaggg accaataact aaacacatcc 5461 gactaacagc tgccttaata ttaaaaaata ttggtaaata ctcagagtgt gggcgcagat 5521 tgttaaagag acatgaaaac aacttatcag tgctcgccat tagtaacatg gaagcttcct 5581 ctacccttgc caaatgcctt tatgaactta attttacagt tcagagtaaa gaacaagaaa 5641 aagactcaga aatgctgtag tgaatcctac cccactgaca cagtggggtc tcaaagtcaa 5701 atacatttca catactgtta ctgaagaaag caccaagtct taatggagca gagaccatag 5761 aatgaattat tttgtgtcct ccatgatgct gagaggaaac ttcgtattct gatctctgaa 5821 cgaatccctt tcttttctgt taaaaaaaaa aaatctaaaa aggaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 5881 aacaaaaact gctgtgggat tgtcaaccag cttatctgca ggatgtctcg gatctggcca 5941 atcctgatgg aaactggtgt gatcagaatt ctgtaccatc cacattggaa tatacatgga 6001 atagtgtaaa acctacgtga gcagatgaaa tagaagcatt aaatattttt atctatatcc 6061 aaaaaggagc acatttttat atttacagaa ccatttaagc tggtttgaat aacgacagag 6121 tttgagcaca cctatccccc agcttcagag gggccaccaa tatctagctg tggattgtgt 6181 gttttgttta gaatcagtag cttggttttc ttacttgagc caatatattt tcacttattt 6241 attatcataa aaatttacca gtctgaatag atcttgtaaa tatttgtgaa tagaatgaac 6301 actgttcata ccactgcagc cactggagat acatcctgtg gtgtcctaga agcattatcg 6361 gtaggctcta aagttttcta gactttgctg tcaactgtaa gtaattgtga tatattctac 6421 gcagtggatg gatattcttt aaatctgtgt aaatacttct gcaaaggtac tgatgctgta 6481 aagtcaaaca gttttgtgga actgtgattt tttttttcct ccttttttgg tttccttggc 6541 ccccacttgg gtttggtggg gttttgtttt tgttttgttt tgtattatac accttgtaga 6601 actcattttg ctggctgaaa gagtatggaa taatatatct catatgtcat ttttgtagaa 6661 gagaaactat ttggatttcc tttttgttgg tttggttttc cctaacacgt gtccgctgta 6721 cgcattcgtc acgtgcaagc tcagcttgtg cagggttttt tgtatttgta aattggttta 6781 aatacatgga attttataca ggttttctcc tgtgttatat atgcattatg tgcaggtatg 6841 atattttctt cactactttt tctatcttaa tatagtgtgg aattttattg tattattctt 6901 ccattcttaa tactgtacca cattcctgct cagaaactgc tcacttcctt aaattgtctt 6961 ttcccccaag cgtgaaatgt atccacttat aactgcctat tgcctgttct attagcatcc 7021 aaaaatgtgg aaggcctccc aaccaccatt tctgctgtgt ccttaggatg tgcagtaaaa 7081 aaatatagac ctgacagttt atgttataga atggctttat ttactttggt gactgtttat 7141 agtttttaaa taaaagactg aacattttct tgagtccttt atttctgagt atgcttaaga 7201 cattctaaaa tttaaagtct agctgaaggc aaggtcaaac ggtcacctac ttactttata 7261 ctttgtgatt gtagagaaca gaaaggtgca tcatgtgata ggacaccatg gtcacggtag 7321 gaaggagacc aggagaccaa atgttttgtt tacagtagta tgagtagtag ccccagagag 7381 cgagagacag ttagggctcg gttgccttac tgtgtgtccc gcatctatct gactgagagc 7441 tttgtttacc attcgactct aggtttcagt ttaactaatt caggggcagc ttcttggcaa 7501 tgagcttcag tctggacagt tcaaatatct tgattaattt agtaccaaaa agtaatttct 7561 ccccaggggt ctctgtgctc tcagctctaa ctgtaagaaa tgtgtggcga cacccagaac 7621 ttggtattct caggttggtg gcgtttgact tcttcgcctt agcctggggc tgcccagcag 7681 acaccctgag tccaggtacc ttactgtatc cctcaaatat cgccagacta aaggtttcta 7741 agggcagata gttgtagaaa tttatattca ctgtgtttat ctaaaaaaat tgaggttttt 7801 gaaataattt ttgtaacatc actgtttgct tgtcctcaag gtaccttttt ccttccaaag 7861 caggaaatta ccatggtggt tagcctttag tagcagaaac gacaggctta agaaagtggc 7921 ttccatagtc accatcctgt cacctcactg aattgcatcc tgtagatgta gatttttgtg 7981 ttaaaatgta taaatgtgtc tttagtgctt ttaagcaatg gtctcagcag aattttctaa 8041 atgtatctga cctgacgaaa ccaatttcta gctcccctta ggcttcccct ccggcagctt 8101 tacctgacta atggataaga cttggtgggt aacgcggttg aagtgctctt gcagtccagg 8161 gcctgcagaa ccctcgcagt cacgaaaagg tgctccttgc tagacagaaa cttgctgact 8221 tccagtattg ttatttttgt ctaaagttct gtaaatacaa gctttaatgt tatctttgag 8281 agatctatgt aaataatagt caagaacata gagactgtac aattctgtgt tatatatgtg 8341 cctagtgctc tgttggcact taataaattt taagtaacaa aactgatgat catatagtga 8401 aggcatattt ttcttccgac ttgagacagg atatgactat atattaatga gactcaataa 8461 accaagccac acatgaaaac ttgtctcatt actttatagc catgccatgt atgtttttta 8521 aactataaaa tgacaataaa actgattttt gaaatgagtg ttttggataa gtgacttctg 8581 tcctgatctt ataccataaa taaagtactg aagacgaaat atgaagctct tacccaaagg 8641 agtagctgct tagaaacaag agtgaagctt gaagatcagc cacacaggcc acctcacact 8701 ttgttcctgt ttatcttacg atacagtaag ggaaggcacc atttagagcc agcttgtgtt 8761 agttaaccac tctcatactg cccaactctt gactgaactc tggcactcaa atacttggag 8821 tgagcttcct tccaaggcca cagaacagag accaaccgaa ttaccagctg gttccatcat 8881 agctagtaaa ctttatctag caacaatttc cactccctgc attggtttga aaaaaaaaat 8941 gcaaagagac agtatcaatg tatgtaagtg gattcactaa taatacaacc acactttaag 9001 tattaaagtg gggtgagatg gcttggtct SEQ ID NO: 12 Mouse ARID2 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_780460.3) 1 manstgkapp derrkglafl delrqfhhsr gspfkkipav ggkeldlhgl ytrvttlggf 61 akvseknqwg eiveefnfpr scsnaafalk qyylryleky ekvhhfgedd devppgnpkp 121 qlpigaipss ynyqqhsysd ylrqsyglsm dfnspndynk lvlsllsglp nevdfainvc 181 tllsneskhv mqlekdpkii tlllanagvf ddtlgsfssv fgeewrektd rdfvkfwkdi 241 vddnevrdli sdrnkahedt pgewiweslf hpprklgind ieggrvlgia vilrnlsfee 301 snvkllaanr tclrflllsa hshfislrql gldtlgniaa ellldpvdfr tthlmfhtvt 361 kclmsrdrfl kmrgmeilgn lckaedngvl iceyvdqdsy reiichltlp dvllvtstle 421 vlymltemgd vactkiakve ksidvlvclv smdaqmfgpd alaavklieh pssshqvlse 481 irpgaieqvg tqthiasgpa sravvaqhaa pppgiveids ekfacqwlna hfevnpdcsv 541 sraemyseyl stcsklargg iltstgfykc lrtvfpnhtv krvedstssg qahihvigvk 601 rralplpiqm yyqqqpistp vvrvdavadl sptpspagip hgpqaagnhf grtpvtngss 661 nitatqmsfp vggihtvaqt vsrippnpsv hthqqqnspv tvignkapip cevvkatviq 721 nsvpqtavpv sisvggapaq nsvgqnhsag pqpvtvvnsq tllhhpsvmp gpsplhtvvp 781 gqvpsgtpvt viqqtvpqsr mfgrvqsipa ctstvsqgqq littspqpmh tssqqtaags 841 qpqdtviiap pqyvttsasn ivsatsvgnf qvatgqvvti agvpspqpsr vgfqniapkp 901 lpsqqvspsv vqqpiqqpqq paqqsvvivs gpaqqggaya paihqivlan paalpagqtv 961 qltgqpnitp ssspspvppt nnqvptamss sstlqsqgpp ptvsqmlsvk rqqqqqhspa 1021 apaqqvqvqv qqpqqvqvqv qpqqpsagvg qpapnessli kglllpkrgp stpggklilp 1081 apqipppnna rapspqvvyq vannqaagfg vqgqtpaqql lvgqqnvqlv qsamppaggv 1141 qtvpisnlqi lpgplisnsp atifqgtsgn qvtitvvpnt sfatatvsqg naaqliapag 1201 lsmsgagasa glqvqtlpag qsacttaplp fkgdkiicqk eeeakeatgl hvherkievm 1261 enpscrrgtt ntsngdtses elqvgsllng rkysdsslpp snsgklqset sqcslisngp 1321 slelgengap gkqnsepvdm qdvkgdlkka lvngicdfdk gdgshlskni pnhktsnhvg 1381 ngeispvepq gtsgatqqdt akgdqlervs ngpvltlggs pstssmqeap svatpplsgt 1441 dlpngplass lnsdvpqqrp svvvsphsta pvigghqvia vphsgprvtp salssdarst 1501 ngtaecktvk rpaedndrdt vpgipnkvgv rivtisdpnn agcsatmvav pagadpstva 1561 kvaiesaagq kqqhpptymq svapqntpmp pspavqvqgq psssqpspvs assqhadpvr 1621 kpgqnfmclw qsckkwfqtp sqvfyhaate hggkdvypgq clwegcepfq rqrfsfithl 1681 qdkhcskdal laglkqdepg qvanqksstk qptvggtgsa praqkaiash psaalmalrr 1741 gsrnlvfrdf tdekegpitk hirltaalil knigkysecg rrllkrhenn lsvlaisnme 1801 asstlakcly elnftvqske gekdseml SEQ ID NO: 13 Human BRD7 cDNA Sequence Variant 1 (NM_001173984.2, CDS: from 161 to 2119) 1 gagaggggca tcgcgccgcc cggcgcgcgc cgcccccctg cctcgcggcg cggggtctcg 61 cgggccccgc tcccgccctc cgctcgcctg gcccggaccg gaagcggcgc cgcacggcct 121 gggcctggcg cggggggcgg gcaccggggc ccggtcggac atgggcaaga agcacaagaa 181 gcacaagtcg gacaaacacc tctacgagga gtatgtagag aagcccttga agctggtcct 241 caaagtagga gggaacgaag tcaccgaact ctccacgggc agctcggggc acgactccag 301 cctcttcgaa gacaaaaacg atcatgacaa acacaaggac agaaagcgga aaaagagaaa 361 gaaaggagag aagcagattc caggggaaga aaaggggaga aaacggagaa gagttaagga 421 ggataaaaag aagcgagatc gagaccgggt ggagaatgag gcagaaaaag atctccagtg 481 tcacgcccct gtgagattag acttgcctcc tgagaagcct ctcacaagct ctttagccaa 541 acaagaagaa gtagaacaga caccccttca agaagctttg aatcaactga tgagacaatt 601 gcagagaaaa gatccaagtg ctttcttttc atttcctgtg actgatttta ttgctcctgg 661 ctactccatg atcattaaac acccaatgga ttttagtacc atgaaagaaa agatcaagaa 721 caatgactat cagtccatag aagaactaaa ggataacttc aaactaatgt gtactaatgc 781 catgatttac aataaaccag agaccattta ttataaagct gcaaagaagc tgttgcactc 841 aggaatgaaa attcttagcc aggaaagaat tcagagcctg aagcagagca tagacttcat 901 ggctgacttg cagaaaactc gaaagcagaa agatggaaca gacacctcac agagtgggga 961 ggacggaggc tgctggcaga gagagagaga ggactctgga gatgccgaag cacacgcctt 1021 caagagtccc agcaaagaaa ataaaaagaa agacaaagat atgcttgaag ataagtttaa 1081 aagcaataat ttagagagag agcaggagca gcttgaccgc atcgtgaagg aatctggagg 1141 aaagctgacc aggcggcttg tgaacagtca gtgcgaattt gaaagaagaa aaccagatgg 1201 aacaacgacg ttgggacttc tccatcctgt ggatcccatt gtaggagagc caggctactg 1261 ccctgtgaga ctgggaatga caactggaag acttcagtct ggagtgaata ctttgcaggg 1321 gttcaaagag gataaaagga acaaagtcac tccagtgtta tatttgaatt atgggcccta 1381 cagttcttat gcaccgcatt atgactccac atttgcaaat atcagcaagg atgattctga 1441 tttaatctat tcaacctatg gggaagactc tgatcttcca agtgatttca gcatccatga 1501 gtttttggcc acgtgccaag attatccgta tgtcatggca gatagtttac tggatgtttt 1561 aacaaaagga gggcattcca ggaccctaca agagatggag atgtcattgc ctgaagatga 1621 aggccatact aggacacttg acacagcaaa agaaatggag cagattacag aagtagagcc 1681 accagggcgt ttggactcca gtactcaaga caggctcata gcgctgaaag cagtaacaaa 1741 ttttggcgtt ccagttgaag tttttgactc tgaagaagct gaaatattcc agaagaaact 1801 tgatgagacc accagattgc tcagggaact ccaggaagcc cagaatgaac gtttgagcac 1861 cagaccccct ccgaacatga tctgtctctt gggtccctca tacagagaaa tgcatcttgc 1921 tgaacaagtg accaataatc ttaaagaact tgcacagcaa gtaactccag gtgatatcgt 1981 aagcacgtat ggagttcgaa aagcaatggg gatttccatt ccttcccccg tcatggaaaa 2041 caactttgtg gatttgacag aagacactga agaacctaaa aagacggatg ttgctgagtg 2101 tggacctggt ggaagttgag gctgcctggt atttgattat atattatgta catacttttt 2161 cattcttaac ttagaaatgc ttttcagaag atattaaata tttgtaaatt gtgtttttaa 2221 ttaaactttg gaacagcgaa tttggatgtt ccagaggttg gacttgtatt aggtaataaa 2281 gctggacctg ggactcgtga ggaaggaatg tgaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 14 Human BRD7 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform A (NP_001167455.1) 1 mgkkhkkhks dkhlyeeyve kplklvlkvg gnevtelstg ssghdsslfe dkndhdkhkd 61 rkrkkrkkge kqipgeekgr krrrvkedkk krdrdrvene aekdlqchap vrldlppekp 121 ltsslakqee vegtplgeal nqlmrqlqrk dpsaffsfpv tdfiapgysm iikhpmdfst 181 mkekiknndy qsieelkdnf klmctnamiy nkpetiyyka akkllhsgmk ilsgeriqsl 241 kgsidfmadl qktrkqkdgt dtsqsgedgg cwqreredsg daeahafksp skenkkkdkd 301 mledkfksnn lereqeqldr ivkesggklt rrlvnsqcef errkpdgttt lgllhpvdpi 361 vgepgycpvr lgmttgrlqs gvntlqgfke dkrnkvtpvl ylnygpyssy aphydstfan 421 iskddsdliy stygedsdlp sdfsihefla tcgdypyvma dslldvltkg ghsrtlqeme 481 mslpedeght rtldtakeme qiteveppgr ldsstqdrli alkavtnfgv pvevfdseea 541 eifqkkldet trllrelgea qnerlstrpp pnmicllgps yremhlaeqv tnnlkelagq 601 vtpgdivsty gvrkamgisi pspvmennfv dltedteepk ktdvaecgpg gs SEQ ID NO: 15 Human BRD7 cDNA Sequence Variant 2 (NM_013263.4, CDS: from 161 to 2116) 1 gagaggggca tcgcgccgcc cggcgcgcgc cgcccccctg cctcgcggcg cggggtctcg 61 cgggccccgc tcccgccctc cgctcgcctg gcccggaccg gaagcggcgc cgcacggcct 121 gggcctggcg cggggggcgg gcaccggggc ccggtcggac atgggcaaga agcacaagaa 181 gcacaagtcg gacaaacacc tctacgagga gtatgtagag aagcccttga agctggtcct 241 caaagtagga gggaacgaag tcaccgaact ctccacgggc agctcggggc acgactccag 301 cctcttcgaa gacaaaaacg atcatgacaa acacaaggac agaaagcgga aaaagagaaa 361 gaaaggagag aagcagattc caggggaaga aaaggggaga aaacggagaa gagttaagga 421 ggataaaaag aagcgagatc gagaccgggt ggagaatgag gcagaaaaag atctccagtg 481 tcacgcccct gtgagattag acttgcctcc tgagaagcct ctcacaagct ctttagccaa 541 acaagaagaa gtagaacaga caccccttca agaagctttg aatcaactga tgagacaatt 601 gcagagaaaa gatccaagtg ctttcttttc atttcctgtg actgatttta ttgctcctgg 661 ctactccatg atcattaaac acccaatgga ttttagtacc atgaaagaaa agatcaagaa 721 caatgactat cagtccatag aagaactaaa ggataacttc aaactaatgt gtactaatgc 781 catgatttac aataaaccag agaccattta ttataaagct gcaaagaagc tgttgcactc 841 aggaatgaaa attcttagcc aggaaagaat tcagagcctg aagcagagca tagacttcat 901 ggctgacttg cagaaaactc gaaagcagaa agatggaaca gacacctcac agagtgggga 961 ggacggaggc tgctggcaga gagagagaga ggactctgga gatgccgaag cacacgcctt 1021 caagagtccc agcaaagaaa ataaaaagaa agacaaagat atgcttgaag ataagtttaa 1081 aagcaataat ttagagagag agcaggagca gcttgaccgc atcgtgaagg aatctggagg 1141 aaagctgacc aggcggcttg tgaacagtca gtgcgaattt gaaagaagaa aaccagatgg 1201 aacaacgacg ttgggacttc tccatcctgt ggatcccatt gtaggagagc caggctactg 1261 ccctgtgaga ctgggaatga caactggaag acttcagtct ggagtgaata ctttgcaggg 1321 gttcaaagag gataaaagga acaaagtcac tccagtgtta tatttgaatt atgggcccta 1381 cagttcttat gcaccgcatt atgactccac atttgcaaat atcagcaagg atgattctga 1441 tttaatctat tcaacctatg gggaagactc tgatcttcca agtgatttca gcatccatga 1501 gtttttggcc acgtgccaag attatccgta tgtcatggca gatagtttac tggatgtttt 1561 aacaaaagga gggcattcca ggaccctaca agagatggag atgtcattgc ctgaagatga 1621 aggccatact aggacacttg acacagcaaa agaaatggag attacagaag tagagccacc 1681 agggcgtttg gactccagta ctcaagacag gctcatagcg ctgaaagcag taacaaattt 1741 tggcgttcca gttgaagttt ttgactctga agaagctgaa atattccaga agaaacttga 1801 tgagaccacc agattgctca gggaactcca ggaagcccag aatgaacgtt tgagcaccag 1861 accccctccg aacatgatct gtctcttggg tccctcatac agagaaatgc atcttgctga 1921 acaagtgacc aataatctta aagaacttgc acagcaagta actccaggtg atatcgtaag 1981 cacgtatgga gttcgaaaag caatggggat ttccattcct tcccccgtca tggaaaacaa 2041 ctttgtggat ttgacagaag acactgaaga acctaaaaag acggatgttg ctgagtgtgg 2101 acctggtgga agttgaggct gcctggtatt tgattatata ttatgtacat actttttcat 2161 tcttaactta gaaatgcttt tcagaagata ttaaatattt gtaaattgtg tttttaatta 2221 aactttggaa cagcgaattt ggatgttcca gaggttggac ttgtattagg taataaagct 2281 ggacctggga ctcgtgagga aggaatgtga aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 16 Human BRD7 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform B (NP_037395.2) 1 mgkkhkkhks dkhlyeeyve kplklvlkvg gnevtelstg ssghdsslfe dkndhdkhkd 61 rkrkkrkkge kqipgeekgr krrrvkedkk krdrdrvene aekdlqchap vrldlppekp 121 ltsslakqee vegtplgeal nqlmrqlqrk dpsaffsfpv tdfiapgysm iikhpmdfst 181 mkekiknndy qsieelkdnf klmctnamiy nkpetiyyka akkllhsgmk ilsgeriqsl 241 kgsidfmadl qktrkqkdgt dtsqsgedgg cwqreredsg daeahafksp skenkkkdkd 301 mledkfksnn lereqeqldr ivkesggklt rrlvnsqcef errkpdgttt lgllhpvdpi 361 vgepgycpvr lgmttgrlqs gvntlqgfke dkrnkvtpvl ylnygpyssy aphydstfan 421 iskddsdliy stygedsdlp sdfsihefla tcgdypyvma dslldvltkg ghsrtlqeme 481 mslpedeght rtldtakeme iteveppgrl dsstqdrlia lkavtnfgvp vevfdseeae 541 ifqkkldett rllrelgeaq nerlstrppp nmicllgpsy remhlaeqvt nnlkelaqqv 601 tpgdivstyg vrkamgisip spvmennfvd ltedteepkk tdvaecgpgg s SEQ ID NO: 17 Mouse BRD7 cDNA Sequence (NM_012047.2, CDS: from 238 to 2193) 1 ggtttgccgg cctctcgccc tctcgccact ggtgtcgcgc ttcggtcgcg tcccgcgcgt 61 ggtttttttt ttttctcgtg agggacctcg cgccgccggg cgcgtgccgt ccccctgcct 121 cgcggcgcgg gctctcgcgg gccccgctcc cgccctccgc tcgcctggcc cggaccggaa 181 gcggcgccgc acggcctggg cctggcgcgg ggggcgggct ctggggcccg gtcggacatg 241 ggcaagaagc acaagaagca caagtcggac cgccacttct acgaggagta cgtggagaag 301 cccctgaagc tggtcctcaa agtcgggggg agcgaggtca ccgagctctc cacgggcagc 361 tccgggcacg actccagcct cttcgaagac agaagcgacc atgacaaaca caaggacaga 421 aaacggaaaa agaggaagaa aggcgagaag caggctccgg gggaagagaa ggggagaaaa 481 cggagaagag tcaaggagga taaaaagaag cgggatcgag accgtgcaga gaatgaggtg 541 gacagagatc tccagtgtca tgtccctata agattagact tacctcctga gaagcctctt 601 acaagctcgt tagccaaaca agaagaagta gaacagacac cccttcagga agctttgaat 661 cagctcatga gacaattgca aagaaaagac ccaagtgctt tcttttcatt tcctgtgacg 721 gattttattg cgcctggcta ctccatgatt attaaacacc caatggattt tagtaccatg 781 aaagaaaaga tcaagaataa cgactaccag tccatagaag aactaaagga taacttcaag 841 ctaatgtgta ctaatgcaat gatttacaat aagccagaga ccatttatta taaagctgca 901 aagaagctgt tgcactcagg gatgaaaatt ctcagtcagg agagaattca gagcctgaag 961 cagagtatag acttcatgtc agacttgcag aaaactcgga agcagaaaga acgaacagat 1021 gcctgtcaga gtggggagga cagcggctgc tggcagcgcg agagggaaga ctctggagat 1081 gctgaaacac aggccttcag aagccccgct aaggacaata aaaggaaaga caaagatgtg 1141 cttgaagaca aatggagaag cagcaactca gaaagggagc atgagcagat tgagcgcgtt 1201 gtccaggagt caggaggcaa gctaacacgg cggctggcaa acagtcagtg tgaatttgaa 1261 agaagaaaac cagatgggac aacaacactg gggcttctcc atcctgtgga tcccattgtg 1321 ggagagccag gctactgccc tgtgagattg gggatgacaa ctggaagact gcagtctgga 1381 gtgaacactc tgcaggggtt caaagaggat aaaaggaaca gagtaacccc agtattatac 1441 ttgaattatg gaccctacag ttcttatgcc ccacattatg actctacatt tgccaatatt 1501 agcaaagatg attctgattt aatctactca acatatgggg aagactctga ccttccaaac 1561 aatttcagca tctctgagtt tttggccaca tgccaagatt acccgtatgt tatggcagat 1621 agtttactgg atgttctaac aaaaggagga cattccagga gcctgcagga cttggacatg 1681 tcatctcctg aagatgaagg ccagaccaga gcattggaca cagcaaaaga agcagagatt 1741 acacaaatag agccaacagg gcgtttggag tccagcagtc aggacaggct cacagcactg 1801 caagctgtaa caacctttgg tgctccagct gaagtctttg actccgaaga ggctgaggtg 1861 ttccagagga agcttgatga gacgacaaga ttgctcaggg agctccagga ggcacagaat 1921 gagcgactga gcactaggcc tcctcccaat atgatctgtc tcctgggtcc ttcttacaga 1981 gaaatgtacc ttgctgaaca agtgaccaat aacctcaaag aactcacaca gcaagtgact 2041 ccaggtgatg ttgtaagcat acacggagtg cgaaaagcaa tggggatttc tgttccttcc 2101 cccatcgtgg gaaacagctt cgtagatttg acaggagagt gtgaagaacc taaggagacc 2161 agcactgctg agtgtgggcc tgacgcgagc tgaactagcc tggtatttga ttctattatg 2221 tacatagttt ttcattctga acttggaggt gcttttcaga agatattaac tatttgtaaa 2281 ttgtgtttta attaagcttt gggacagttc cttttaatgt tccaaagatt ggccttgtat 2341 taggaaataa agctgaacct gggactgtga SEQ ID NO: 18 Mouse BRD7 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_036177.1) 1 mgkkhkkhks drhfyeeyve kplklvlkvg gsevtelstg ssghdsslfe drsdhdkhkd 61 rkrkkrkkge kqapgeekgr krrrvkedkk krdrdraene vdrdlqchvp irldlppekp 121 ltsslakqee vegtplgeal nqlmrqlqrk dpsaffsfpv tdfiapgysm iikhpmdfst 181 mkekiknndy qsieelkdnf klmctnamiy nkpetiyyka akkllhsgmk ilsgeriqsl 241 kgsidfmsdl qktrkqkert dacqsgedsg cwqreredsg daetqafrsp akdnkrkdkd 301 vledkwrssn sereheqier vvqesggklt rrlansqcef errkpdgttt lgllhpvdpi 361 vgepgycpvr lgmttgrlqs gvntlqgfke dkrnrvtpvl ylnygpyssy aphydstfan 421 iskddsdliy stygedsdlp nnfsisefla tcgdypyvma dslldvltkg ghsrslqdld 481 msspedegqt raldtakeae itqieptgrl esssqdrlta lqavttfgap aevfdseeae 541 vfqrkldett rllrelgeaq nerlstrppp nmicllgpsy remylaeqvt nnlkeltqqv 601 tpgdvvsihg vrkamgisvp spivgnsfvd ltgeceepke tstaecgpda s SEQ ID NO: 19 Human PHF10 cDNA Sequence Variant 1 (NM_018288.3, CDS: from 80 to 1576) 1 ggcggcggcg gcagcggcgg cggcggccgg gacaaggcgg aggcgacggc ggcggcggcg 61 gcgcggggcg ctcgggctga tggcggcggc ggccgggccc ggggctgcgc tgtccccgcg 121 gccgtgcgac agcgacccag ccacccccgg agcgcagtcc ccgaaggatg ataatgaaga 181 taattcaaat gatgggaccc agccatccaa aaggaggcga atgggctcag gagatagttc 241 taggagttgt gaaacttcaa gtcaagatct tggttttagt tactatccag cagaaaactt 301 gatagagtac aaatggccac ctgatgaaac aggagaatac tatatgcttc aagaacaagt 361 cagtgaatat ttgggtgtga cctcctttaa aaggaaatat ccagatttag agcgacgaga 421 tttgtctcac aaggagaaac tctacctgag agagctaaat gtcattactg aaactcagtg 481 cactctaggc ttaacagcat tgcgcagtga tgaagtgatt gatttaatga taaaagaata 541 tccagccaaa catgctgagt attctgttat tctacaagaa aaagaacgtc aacgaattac 601 agaccattat aaagagtatt cccaaatgca acaacagaat actcagaaag ttgaagccag 661 taaagtgcct gagtatatta agaaagctgc caaaaaagca gcagaattta atagcaactt 721 aaaccgggaa cgcatggaag aaagaagagc ttattttgac ttgcagacac atgttatcca 781 ggtacctcaa gggaagtaca aagttttgcc aacagagcga acaaaggtca gttcttaccc 841 agtggctctc atccccggac agttccagga atattataag aggtactcac cagatgagct 901 gcggtatctg ccattaaaca cagccctgta tgagccccct ctggatcctg agctccctgc 961 tctagacagt gatggtgatt cagatgatgg cgaagatggt cgaggtgatg agaaacggaa 1021 aaataaaggc acttcggaca gctcctctgg caatgtatct gaaggggaaa gccctcctga 1081 cagccaggag gactctttcc agggaagaca gaaatcaaaa gacaaagctg ccactccaag 1141 aaaagatggt cccaaacgtt ctgtactgtc caagtcagtt cctgggtaca agccaaaggt 1201 cattccaaat gctatatgtg gaatttgtct gaagggtaag gagtccaaca agaaaggaaa 1261 ggctgaatca cttatacact gctcccaatg tgagaatagt ggccatcctt cttgcctgga 1321 tatgacaatg gagcttgttt ctatgattaa gacctaccca tggcagtgta tggaatgtaa 1381 aacatgcatt atatgtggac aaccccacca tgaagaagaa atgatgttct gtgatatgtg 1441 tgacagaggt tatcatactt tttgtgtggg ccttggtgct attccatcag gtcgctggat 1501 ttgtgactgt tgtcagcggg cccccccaac acccaggaaa gtgggcagaa gggggaaaaa 1561 cagcaaagag ggataaaata gtttttgact ctaatactgt atatgcattt aagtggaata 1621 tttggtgcca tttacaacat tattttcatg ccaataaaag attttttttg caaaaaaaaa 1681 aaaaaaaaaa aa SEQ ID NO: 20 Human PHF10 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform A (NP_060758.2) 1 maaaagpgaa lsprpcdsdp atpgaqspkd dnednsndgt gpskrrrmgs gdssrscets 61 sqdlgfsyyp aenlieykwp pdetgeyyml gegvseylgv tsfkrkypdl errdlshkek 121 lylrelnvit etqctlglta lrsdevidlm ikeypakhae ysvilqeker qritdhykey 181 sqmqqqntqk veaskvpeyi kkaakkaaef nsnlnrerme errayfdlqt hviqvpqgky 241 kvlptertkv ssypvalipg qfqeyykrys pdelrylpin talyeppldp elpaldsdgd 301 sddgedgrgd ekrknkgtsd sssgnvsege sppdsqedsf qgrqkskdka atprkdgpkr 361 svlsksvpgy kpkvipnaic giclkgkesn kkgkaeslih csqcensghp scldmtmelv 421 smiktypwqc mecktciicg qphheeemmf cdmcdrgyht fcvglgaips grwicdccqr 481 apptprkvgr rgknskeg SEQ ID NO: 21 Human PHF10 cDNA Sequence Variant 2 (NM_133325.2, CDS: from 80 to 1570) 1 ggcggcggcg gcagcggcgg cggcggccgg gacaaggcgg aggcgacggc ggcggcggcg 61 gcgcggggcg ctcgggctga tggcggcggc ggccgggccc ggggctgcgc tgtccccgcg 121 gccgtgcgac agcgacccag ccacccccgg agcgcagtcc ccgaaggatg ataatgaaga 181 taattcaaat gatgggaccc agccatccaa aaggaggcga atgggctcag gagatagttc 241 taggagttgt gaaacttcaa gtcaagatct tggttttagt tactatccag cagaaaactt 301 gatagagtac aaatggccac ctgatgaaac aggagaatac tatatgcttc aagaacaagt 361 cagtgaatat ttgggtgtga cctcctttaa aaggaaatat ccagagcgac gagatttgtc 421 tcacaaggag aaactctacc tgagagagct aaatgtcatt actgaaactc agtgcactct 481 aggcttaaca gcattgcgca gtgatgaagt gattgattta atgataaaag aatatccagc 541 caaacatgct gagtattctg ttattctaca agaaaaagaa cgtcaacgaa ttacagacca 601 ttataaagag tattcccaaa tgcaacaaca gaatactcag aaagttgaag ccagtaaagt 661 gcctgagtat attaagaaag ctgccaaaaa agcagcagaa tttaatagca acttaaaccg 721 ggaacgcatg gaagaaagaa gagcttattt tgacttgcag acacatgtta tccaggtacc 781 tcaagggaag tacaaagttt tgccaacaga gcgaacaaag gtcagttctt acccagtggc 841 tctcatcccc ggacagttcc aggaatatta taagaggtac tcaccagatg agctgcggta 901 tctgccatta aacacagccc tgtatgagcc ccctctggat cctgagctcc ctgctctaga 961 cagtgatggt gattcagatg atggcgaaga tggtcgaggt gatgagaaac ggaaaaataa 1021 aggcacttcg gacagctcct ctggcaatgt atctgaaggg gaaagccctc ctgacagcca 1081 ggaggactct ttccagggaa gacagaaatc aaaagacaaa gctgccactc caagaaaaga 1141 tggtcccaaa cgttctgtac tgtccaagtc agttcctggg tacaagccaa aggtcattcc 1201 aaatgctata tgtggaattt gtctgaaggg taaggagtcc aacaagaaag gaaaggctga 1261 atcacttata cactgctccc aatgtgagaa tagtggccat ccttcttgcc tggatatgac 1321 aatggagctt gtttctatga ttaagaccta cccatggcag tgtatggaat gtaaaacatg 1381 cattatatgt ggacaacccc accatgaaga agaaatgatg ttctgtgata tgtgtgacag 1441 aggttatcat actttttgtg tgggccttgg tgctattcca tcaggtcgct ggatttgtga 1501 ctgttgtcag cgggcccccc caacacccag gaaagtgggc agaaggggga aaaacagcaa 1561 agagggataa aatagttttt gactctaata ctgtatatgc atttaagtgg aatatttggt 1621 gccatttaca acattatttt catgccaata aaagattttt tttgcaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 1681 aaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 22 Human PHF10 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform B (NP_579866.2) 1 maaaagpgaa lsprpcdsdp atpgaqspkd dnednsndgt gpskrrrmgs gdssrscets 61 sqdlgfsyyp aenlieykwp pdetgeyyml gegvseylgv tsfkrkyper rdlshkekly 121 lrelnvitet qctlgltalr sdevidlmik eypakhaeys vilgekerqr itdhykeysq 181 mqqqntqkve askvpeyikk aakkaaefns nlnrermeer rayfdlgthv iqvpqgkykv 241 lptertkvss ypvalipgqf qeyykryspd elrylpinta lyeppldpel paldsdgdsd 301 dgedgrgdek rknkgtsdss sgnvsegesp pdsqedsfqg rqkskdkaat prkdgpkrsv 361 lsksvpgykp kvipnaicgi clkgkesnkk gkaeslihcs qcensghpsc ldmtmelvsm 421 iktypwqcme cktciicgqp hheeemmfcd mcdrgyhtfc vglgaipsgr wicdccgrap 481 ptprkvgrrg knskeg SEQ ID NO: 23 Mouse PHF10 cDNA Sequence (NM_024250.4, CDS: from 67 to 1560) 1 gcggcggcgg ccgctgggac taggcgaagg cggcgacgac gacggaggcg cggggcgctt 61 gggctgatgg cagcggccgg gcccggggcg gcgctgtccc cggggcggtg cgacagcgac 121 ccggcctccc ccggagcgca gtccccaaag gatgataatg aagataactc aaatgatggg 181 acccatccat gtaaaaggag gcgaatgggc tcaggagaca gctcaagaag ttgtgagact 241 tcaagtcaag atcttagctt cagttactac ccagcagaaa acttaatcga atacaaatgg 301 ccacctgatg aaacaggaga atactatatg cttcaggagc aagtcagtga atatctgggt 361 gtgacctcct tcaagcggaa atatccagat ttagagcgac gagatttatc tcacaaggag 421 aaactatacc tgagagaatt aaacgtcatc acggaaacac agtgcacact gggtttaaca 481 gcattgcgca gtgatgaagt gattgactta atgataaaag aatatccagc taaacacgct 541 gaatattcgg ttatcctaca agaaaaggaa cgtcagagaa ttacagatca ttataaagag 601 tattctcaaa tgcaacaaca gagtactcag aaagtcgaag ccagcaaagt acctgagtac 661 attaagaaag cagccaagaa ggcagctgag ttcaacagca acttaaaccg ggagcgcatg 721 gaagaaagaa gagcctattt tgacttacag acacatgtta tccaagtgcc tcaaggaaag 781 tacaaagtgt tgccgacaga ccgaacgaag gtcagttcct acccagtggc tctcatcccg 841 ggacagttcc aggagtatta taagaggtac tcaccagatg agcttcggta cttgccatta 901 aacacagccc tgtatgagcc gcccctggac ccagagctcc cggcactaga tagtgatgga 961 gactcagatg atggcgaaga tggcggaggg gatgagaagc ggaagaataa aggcacttcg 1021 gacagctcct caggcaatgt gtctgaagga gacagccccc ctgacagcca ggaggacacc 1081 ttccacggaa gacagaaatc aaaagacaaa atggccactc caagaaaaga cggctccaaa 1141 cgttctgtac tgtccaaatc agctcctggg tacaagccaa aggtcattcc aaatgctcta 1201 tgtggaattt gtctgaaggg taaggagtcc aacaagaaag gaaaggctga atcacttata 1261 cactgctccc agtgtgataa cagtggccac ccttcttgct tggatatgac catggagctt 1321 gtttctatga ttaagaccta cccatggcag tgtatggaat gtaagacatg cattatatgt 1381 ggacagcccc accatgaaga agaaatgatg ttctgtgatg tgtgtgacag aggttatcat 1441 actttttgtg tgggccttgg tgctattcct tcaggtcgct ggatttgtga ctgttgtcag 1501 cgagctcccc caacacccag gaaagtgggc agaaggggga aaaacagcaa agaggggtaa 1561 aataggcttt gaccctcatg tttgggatat ttggtgccaa tttatttaca acactttcat 1621 ttttatgcca ataaaaactt ttttgaaatt aacgatgacc ttaaa SEQ ID NO: 24 Mouse PHF10 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_077212.3) 1 maaagpgaal spgrcdsdpa spgaqspkdd nednsndgth pckrrrmgsg dssrscetss 61 qdlsfsyypa enlieykwpp detgeyymlq eqvseylgvt sfkrkypdle rrdlshkekl 121 ylrelnvite tqctlgltal rsdevidlmi keypakhaey svilgekerq ritdhykeys 181 qmqqqstqkv easkvpeyik kaakkaaefn snlnrermee rrayfdlqth viqvpqgkyk 241 vlptdrtkvs sypvalipgq fqeyykrysp delrylpint alyeppldpe lpaldsdgds 301 ddgedgggde krknkgtsds ssgnvsegds ppdsqedtfh grqkskdkma tprkdgskrs 361 vlsksapgyk pkvipnalcg iclkgkesnk kgkaeslihc sqcdnsghps cldmtmelvs 421 miktypwqcm ecktciicgq phheeemmfc dvcdrgyhtf cvglgaipsg rwicdccgra 481 pptprkvgrr gknskeg SEQ ID NO: 25 Human KDM6A cDNA Sequence 1 atgaaatcct gcggagtgtc gctcgctacc gccgccgctg ccgccgccgc tttcggtgat 61 gaggaaaaga aaatggcggc gggaaaagcg agcggcgaga gcgaggaggc gtcccccagc 121 ctgacagccg aggagaggga ggcgctcggc ggactggaca gccgcctctt tgggttcgtg 181 agatttcatg aagatggcgc caggacgaag gccctactgg gcaaggctgt tcgctgctat 241 gaatctctaa tcttaaaagc tgaaggaaaa gtggagtctg atttcttttg tcaattaggt 301 cacttcaacc tcttattgga agattatcca aaagcattat ctgcatacca gaggtactac 361 agtttacagt ctgactactg gaagaatgct gcctttttat atggtcttgg tttggtctac 421 ttccattata atgcatttca gtgggcaatt aaagcatttc aggaggtgct ttatgttgat 481 cccagctttt gtcgagccaa ggaaattcat ttacgacttg ggcttatgtt caaagtgaac 541 acagactatg agtctagttt aaagcatttt cagttagctt tggttgactg taatccctgc 601 actttgtcca atgctgaaat tcaatttcac attgcccact tatatgaaac ccagaggaaa 661 tatcattctg caaaagaagc ttatgaacaa cttttgcaga cagagaatct ttctgcacaa 721 gtaaaagcaa ctgtcttaca acagttaggt tggatgcatc acactgtaga tctcctggga 781 gataaagcca ccaaggaaag ctatgctatt cagtatctcc aaaagtcctt ggaagcagat 841 cctaattctg gccagtcctg gtatttcctc ggaaggtgct attcaagtat tgggaaagtt 901 caggatgcct ttatatctta caggcagtct attgataaat cagaagcaag tgcagataca 961 tggtgttcaa taggtgtgct atatcagcag caaaatcagc ccatggatgc tttacaggcc 1021 tatatttgtg ctgtacaatt ggaccatggc catgctgcag cctggatgga cctaggcact 1081 ctctatgaat cctgcaacca gcctcaggat gccattaaat gctacttaaa tgcaactaga 1141 agcaaaagtt gtagtaatac ctctgcactt gcagcacgaa ttaagtattt acaggctcag 1201 ttgtgtaacc ttccacaagg tagtctacag aataaaacta aattacttcc tagtattgag 1261 gaggcgtgga gcctaccaat tcccgcagag cttacctcca ggcagggtgc catgaacaca 1321 gcacagcaga atacttctga caattggagt ggtggacatg ctgtgtcaca tcctccagta 1381 cagcaacaag ctcattcatg gtgtttgaca ccacagaaat tacagcattt ggaacagctc 1441 cgcgcaaata gaaataattt aaatccagca cagaaactga tgctggaaca gctggaaagt 1501 cagtttgtct taatgcaaca acaccaaatg agaccaacag gagttgcaca ggtacgatct 1561 actggaattc ctaatgggcc aacagctgac tcatcactgc ctacaaactc agtctctggc 1621 cagcagccac agcttgctct gaccagagtg cctagcgtct ctcagcctgg agtccgtcct 1681 gcctgccctg ggcagccttt ggccaatgga cccttttctg caggccatgt tccctgtagc 1741 acatcaagaa cgctgggaag tacagacact attttgatag gcaataatca tataacagga 1801 agtggaagta atggaaacgt gccttacctg cagcgaaacg cactcactct acctcataac 1861 cgcacaaacc tgaccagcag cgcagaggag ccgtggaaaa accaactatc taactccact 1921 caggggcttc acaaaggtca gagttcacat tcggcaggtc ctaatggtga acgacctctc 1981 tcttccactg ggccttccca gcatctccag gcagctggct ctggtattca gaatcagaac 2041 ggacatccca ccctgcctag caattcagta acacaggggg ctgctctcaa tcacctctcc 2101 tctcacactg ctacctcagg tggacaacaa ggcattacct taaccaaaga gagcaagcct 2161 tcaggaaaca tattgacggt gcctgaaaca agcaggcaca ctggagagac acctaacagc 2221 actgccagtg tcgagggact tcctaatcat gtccatcaga tgacggcaga tgctgtttgc 2281 agtcctagcc atggagattc taagtcacca ggtttactaa gttcagacaa tcctcagctc 2341 tctgccttgt tgatgggaaa agccaataac aatgtgggta ctggaacctg tgacaaagtc 2401 aataacatcc acccagctgt tcatacaaag actgataact ctgttgcctc ttcaccatct 2461 tcagccattt caacagcaac accttctcca aaatccactg agcagacaac cacaaacagt 2521 gttaccagcc ttaacagccc tcacagtggg ctacacacaa ttaatggaga agggatggaa 2581 gaatctcaga gccccatgaa aacagatctg cttctggtta accacaaacc tagtccacag 2641 atcataccat caatgtctgt gtccatatac cccagctcag cagaagttct gaaggcatgc 2701 aggaatctag gtaaaaatgg cttatctaac agtagcattt tgttggataa atgtccacct 2761 ccaagaccac catcttcacc ataccctccc ttgccaaagg acaagttgaa tccacctaca 2821 cctagtattt acttggaaaa taaacgtgat gctttctttc ctccattaca tcaattttgt 2881 acaaatccga acaaccctgt tacagtaata cgtggccttg ctggagctct taagttagac 2941 ctgggacttt tctctactaa aactttggtg gaagctaaca atgaacatat ggtagaagtg 3001 aggacacagt tgttgcagcc agcagatgaa aactgggatc ccactggaac aaagaaaatc 3061 tggcattgtg aaagtaatag atctcatact acaattgcta aatatgcaca gtaccaggcc 3121 tcctcattcc aggaatcatt gagagaagaa aatgaaaaaa gaagtcatca taaagaccac 3181 tcagatagtg aatctacatc gtcagataat tctgggagga ggaggaaagg accctttaaa 3241 accataaagt ttgggaccaa tattgaccta tctgatgaca aaaagtggaa gttgcagcta 3301 catgagctga ctaaacttcc tgcttttgtg cgtgtcgtat cagcaggaaa tcttctaagc 3361 catgttggtc ataccatatt gggcatgaac acagttcaac tatacatgaa agttccaggg 3421 agcagaacac caggtcatca ggaaaataac aacttctgtt cagttaacat aaatattggc 3481 ccaggtgact gtgaatggtt tgttgttcct gaaggttact ggggtgttct gaatgacttc 3541 tgtgaaaaaa ataatttgaa tttcctaatg ggttcttggt ggcccaatct tgaagatctt 3601 tatgaagcaa atgttccagt gtataggttt attcagcgac ctggagattt ggtctggata 3661 aatgcaggca ctgttcattg ggttcaggct attggctggt gcaacaacat tgcttggaat 3721 gttggtccac ttacagcctg ccagtataaa ttggcagtgg aacggtacga atggaacaaa 3781 ttgcaaagtg tgaagtcaat agtacccatg gttcatcttt cctggaatat ggcacgaaat 3841 atcaaggtct cagatccaaa gctttttgaa atgattaagt attgtcttct aagaactctg 3901 aagcaatgtc agacattgag ggaagctctc attgctgcag gaaaagagat tatatggcat 3961 gggcggacaa aagaagaacc agctcattac tgtagcattt gtgaagtgga ggtttttgat 4021 ctgctttttg tcactaatga gagtaattca cgaaagacct acatagtaca ttgccaagat 4081 tgtgcacgaa aaacaagcgg aaacttggaa aactttgtgg tgctagaaca gtacaaaatg 4141 gaggacctga tgcaagtcta tgaccaattt acattagctc ctccattacc atccgcctca 4201 tcttga SEQ ID NO: 26 Human KDM6A Amino Acid Sequence 1 mkscgvslat aaaaaaafgd eekkmaagka sgeseeasps ltaeerealg gldsrlfgfv 61 rfhedgartk allgkavrcy eslilkaegk vesdffcqlg hfnllledyp kalsayqryy 121 slqsdywkna aflyglglvy fhynafqwai kafqevlyvd psfcrakeih lrlglmfkvn 181 tdyesslkhf glalvdcnpc tlsnaeiqfh iahlyetqrk yhsakeayeq llgtenlsaq 241 vkatvlqqlg wmhhtvdllg dkatkesyai qylqkslead pnsgqswyfl grcyssigkv 301 qdafisyrqs idkseasadt wcsigvlyqg qnqpmdalqa yicavqldhg haaawmdlgt 361 lyescnqpqd aikcylnatr skscsntsal aarikylqaq lcnlpqgslq nktkllpsie 421 eawslpipae ltsrqgamnt aqqntsdnws gghayshppv qqqahswclt pqklghleql 481 ranrnnlnpa qklmlegles qfvlmqqhqm rptgvaqvrs tgipngptad sslptnsysg 541 qqpglaltry psysqpgvrp acpgqplang pfsaghvpcs tsrtlgstdt ilignnhitg 601 sgsngnvpyl qrnaltlphn rtnitssaee pwknqlsnst gglhkggssh sagpngerpl 661 sstgpsghlq aagsgiqnqn ghptlpsnsv tqgaalnhls shtatsggqq gitltkeskp 721 sgniltvpet srhtgetpns tasveglpnh vhqmtadavc spshgdsksp gllssdnpql 781 sallmgkann nvgtgtcdkv nnihpavhtk tdnsvassps saistatpsp ksteqtttns 841 vtslnsphsg lhtingegme esgspmktdl llvnhkpspq iipsmsysiy pssaevlkac 901 rnlgknglsn ssilldkcpp prppsspypp lpkdklnppt psiylenkrd affpplhqfc 961 tnpnnpvtvi rglagalkld lglfstktiv eannehmvev rtqllqpade nwdptgtkki 1021 whcesnrsht tiakyaqyqa ssfqeslree nekrshhkdh sdsestssdn sgrrrkgpfk 1081 tikfgtnidl sddkkwklql heltklpafv rvvsagnlls hvghtilgmn tvqlymkvpg 1141 srtpghqenn nfcsvninig pgdcewfvvp egywgvindf ceknnlnflm gswwpnledl 1201 yeanvpvyrf iqrpgdlvwi nagtvhwvqa igwcnniawn vgpltacqyk laveryewnk 1261 lqsvksivpm vhlswnmarn ikvsdpklfe mikycllrtl kqcqtlreal iaagkeiiwh 1321 grtkeepahy csicevevfd llfvtnesns rktyivhcqd carktsgnle nfvvleqykm 1381 edlmqvydqf tlapplpsas s SEQ ID NO: 27 Mouse KDM6A cDNA Sequence 1 atgaaatcct gcggagtgtc gctcgctacc gccgccgccg ccgccgccgc cgccgctttc 61 ggtgatgagg aaaagaaaat ggcggcggga aaagcgagcg gcgagagcga ggaggcgtcc 121 cccagcctga cagcggagga gagggaggcg ctcggcggac tggacagccg ccttttcggg 181 ttcgtgaggt ttcatgaaga tggcgccagg atgaaggccc tgctgggcaa ggctgttcgc 241 tgctacgaat ctctaatctt aaaagctgaa gggaaagtgg agtctgattt cttttgtcaa 301 ttaggtcact tcaacctctt attggaagat tatccaaaag cattatctgc ataccagagg 361 tactacagtt tacagtctga ttactggaag aatgctgcct ttttatatgg tcttggtttg 421 gtctacttcc attacaatgc atttcagtgg gctattaaag catttcagga ggtgctttat 481 gtcgatccca gcttttgtcg agccaaggaa attcatttac gacttgggct tatgttcaaa 541 gtgaacacag actatgagtc tagtttaaag cattttcagt tagctttggt tgactgtaat 601 ccctgcactt tgtccaatgc tgaaattcag tttcacattg cccacttata tgaaacccag 661 aggaagtatc attctgcaaa agaagcttat gagcaacttt tgcagacaga aaacctttct 721 gcacaagtaa aagcaactat tttacaacaa ttaggttgga tgcatcacac tgtggatctc 781 ctgggagata aggccaccaa ggaaagttat gctattcagt atctccagaa gtccttggaa 841 gcagatccaa attctggcca gtcctggtat ttccttggaa ggtgctattc aagtattggg 901 aaagttcagg atgcctttat atcttacagg caatctattg ataaatcaga agcaagtgca 961 gatacatggt gttcaatagg tgtgctctat caacagcaaa atcagcctat ggatgctttg 1021 caagcttata tttgtgctgt acaattggac cacggtcatg ctgcagcctg gatggatcta 1081 ggcactctct atgaatcctg caaccaacct caggatgcta ttaaatgcta tttaaatgca 1141 actagaagca aaaattgtag taatacctct ggacttgcag cacgaattaa gtatttacag 1201 gctcagttgt gtaaccttcc acaaggtagt ctacagaata aaactaaatt acttcctagt 1261 attgaggagg catggagcct accaatcccc gcagagctta cctccaggca gggtgccatg 1321 aacacagcac agcagaatac ttctgataat tggagtggtg gcaatgcacc acctccagta 1381 gaacaacaaa ctcattcatg gtgtttgaca ccacagaaat tacagcactt ggaacagctc 1441 cgagcaaaca gaaataattt aaatccagca cagaaactaa tgctggaaca gctggaaagt 1501 cagtttgtct taatgcagca acaccaaatg agacaaacag gagttgcaca ggtacggcct 1561 actggaattc ttaatgggcc aacagttgac tcatcactgc ctacaaactc agtttctggc 1621 cagcagccac agcttcctct gaccagaatg cctagtgtct ctcagcctgg agtccacact 1681 gcctgtccta ggcagacttt ggccaatgga cccttttctg caggccatgt tccctgtagc 1741 acatcaagaa cactgggaag tacagacact gttttgatag gcaataatca tgtaacagga 1801 agtggaagta atggaaacgt gccttacctg cagcgaaacg cacccactct acctcataac 1861 cgcacaaacc tgaccagcag cacagaggag ccgtggaaaa accaactatc taactccact 1921 caggggcttc acaaaggtcc gagttcacat ttggcaggtc ctaatggtga acgacctcta 1981 tcttccactg ggccttccca gcatctccag gcagctggct ctggtattca gaatcagaat 2041 ggacatccca ccctgcctag caattcagta acacaggggg ctgctctcaa tcacctctcc 2101 tctcacactg ctacctcagg tggacaacaa ggcattacct taaccaaaga gagcaagcct 2161 tcaggaaaca cattgacggt gcctgaaaca agcaggcaaa ctggagagac acctaacagc 2221 actgccagtg ttgagggact tcctaatcat gtccatcagg tgatggcaga tgctgtttgc 2281 agtcctagcc atggagattc taagtcacca ggtttactaa gttcagacaa tcctcagctc 2341 tctgccttgt tgatgggaaa agctaataac aatgtgggtc ctggaacctg tgacaaagtc 2401 aataacatcc acccaactgt ccatacaaag actgataatt ctgttgcctc ttcaccatct 2461 tcagccattt ccacagcaac accttctcct aagtccactg aacagacaac cacaaacagt 2521 gttaccagcc ttaacagccc tcacagtggg ctgcacacaa ttaatggaga aggaatggaa 2581 gaatctcaga gccccattaa aacagatctg cttctagtta gccacagacc tagtcctcag 2641 atcataccat caatgtctgt gtccatatat cccagctcag cagaagttct gaaagcttgc 2701 aggaatctag gtaaaaacgg cctgtctaat agtagcattc tgttggataa atgtccgcct 2761 ccaagaccac catcctcacc ataccctccc ttgccaaagg acaagttgaa tccacctaca 2821 cctagtattt atttggaaaa taaacgtgat gctttctttc ctccattaca tcaattttgt 2881 acaaacccaa acaaccctgt tacagtaata cgtggccttg ctggagctct taaattagac 2941 ttgggacttt tctctactaa aactttggtg gaagctaaca atgaacatat ggtagaagtg 3001 aggacacagt tgttacaacc agcagatgaa aattgggacc ctactggaac caagaaaatc 3061 tggcactgtg aaagtaatag atctcatact acaattgcta aatatgctca gtaccaggcc 3121 tcctcattcc aagaatcatt gagagaagaa aatgagaaaa gaagtcacca taaagaccac 3181 tcagacagtg aatctacatc atcagataat tctgggaaaa gaagaaaagg accctttaaa 3241 accattaagt ttgggaccaa cattgacctg tctgatgaca aaaagtggaa gttacagcta 3301 catgagctga ctaaacttcc tgccttcgtg agagttgtat ctgcaggaaa tcttttaagc 3361 cacgttggtc atactatact gggcatgaac acagttcaac tatacatgaa agttccagga 3421 agcagaacac caggtcatca agaaaataac aacttctgtt cagttaatat aaatattggc 3481 ccaggtgact gtgaatggtt tgttgttcct gaaggctact ggggtgtttt gaatgacttc 3541 tgtgaaaaaa ataatttgaa tttcttaatg ggttcttggt ggcccaacct tgaagatcta 3601 tatgaagcaa atgttccagt gtataggttt attcagcgac ctggagatct ggtctggata 3661 aatgctggca ctgttcattg ggttcaagct attggctggt gcaacaatat tgcttggaat 3721 gttggtccac ttacagcctg tcagtataag ttagcagtgg aacgttatga atggaacaag 3781 ttgcaaaatg taaagtcaat agtacccatg gttcatcttt cctggaatat ggcacgaaat 3841 atcaaggttt cagatccaaa gctttttgaa atgattaagt attgtcttct gagaacgctg 3901 aagcaatgtc agacattgag ggaagctcta attgctgcag gaaaagagat catatggcac 3961 gggcggacaa aagaagaacc agctcattat tgtagtattt gtgaggtgga ggtttttgat 4021 ctgctttttg tcactaatga gagtaattct cgaaaaacct acatagtaca ttgccaagat 4081 tgtgcacgaa aaacaagtgg gaatctggaa aattttgtgg tgctagaaca gtacaaaatg 4141 gaggatctga tgcaagtcta tgaccaattt acattagtaa gtgaaatcaa catgctcctc 4201 cattaccatc cgcctcatct tgatattgtt ccatggacat taaacatgag accttttctg 4261 ctattcagaa agtaa SEQ ID NO: 28 Mouse KDM6A Amino Acid Sequence 1 mkscgvslat aaaaaaaaaf gdeekkmaag kasgeseeas psltaeerea lggldsrlfg 61 fvrfhedgar mkallgkavr cyeslilkae gkvesdffcq lghfnllled ypkalsayqr 121 yyslqsdywk naaflyglgl vyfhynafqw aikafqevly vdpsfcrake ihlrlglmfk 181 vntdyesslk hfglalvdcn pctlsnaeiq fhiahlyetq rkyhsakeay eqllgtenls 241 aqvkatilqg lgwmhhtvdl lgdkatkesy aigylqksle adpnsgqswy flgrcyssig 301 kvqdafisyr qsidkseasa dtwcsigvly qqqnqpmdal qayicavgld hghaaawmdl 361 gtlyescnqp qdaikcylna trskncsnts glaarikylq aglcnlpqgs lqnktkllps 421 ieeawslpip aeltsrqgam ntaqqntsdn wsggnapppv eqgthswclt pqklghleql 481 ranrnnlnpa qklmlegles qfvlmqqhqm rqtgvaqvrp tgilngptvd sslptnsysg 541 qqpqlpltrm psysqpgvht acprqtlang pfsaghvpcs tsrtlgstdt vlignnhvtg 601 sgsngnvpyl qrnaptlphn rtnitsstee pwknqlsnst qglhkgpssh lagpngerpl 661 sstgpsghlq aagsgiqnqn ghptlpsnsv tqgaalnhls shtatsggqq gitltkeskp 721 sgntltvpet srqtgetpns tasveglpnh vhqvmadavc spshgdsksp gllssdnpql 781 sallmgkann nvgpgtcdkv nnihptvhtk tdnsvassps saistatpsp ksteqtttns 841 vtslnsphsg lhtingegme esgspiktdl llvshrpspq iipsmsysiy pssaevlkac 901 rnlgknglsn ssilldkcpp prppsspypp lpkdklnppt psiylenkrd affpplhqfc 961 tnpnnpvtvi rglagalkld lglfstktiv eannehmvev rtqllqpade nwdptgtkki 1021 whcesnrsht tiakyaqyqa ssfqeslree nekrshhkdh sdsestssdn sgkrrkgpfk 1081 tikfgtnidl sddkkwklql heltklpafv rvvsagnlls hvghtilgmn tvqlymkvpg 1141 srtpghqenn nfcsvninig pgdcewfvvp egywgvindf ceknnlnflm gswwpnledl 1201 yeanvpvyrf iqrpgdlvwi nagtvhwvqa igwcnniawn vgpltacqyk laveryewnk 1261 lqnvksivpm vhlswnmarn ikvsdpklfe mikycllrtl kqcqtlreal iaagkeiiwh 1321 grtkeepahy csicevevfd llfvtnesns rktyivhcqd carktsgnle nfvvleqykm 1381 edlmqvydqf tivseinmll hyhpphldiv pwtlnmrpfl lfrk SEQ ID NO: 29 Human ARID1A cDNA Sequence Variant 1 (NM_006015.4, CDS: from 374 to 7231) 1 cagaaagcgg agagtcacag cggggccagg ccctggggag cggagcctcc accgcccccc 61 tcattcccag gcaagggctt ggggggaatg agccgggaga gccgggtccc gagcctacag 121 agccgggagc agctgagccg ccggcgcctc ggccgccgcc gccgcctcct cctcctccgc 181 cgccgccagc ccggagcctg agccggcggg gcggggggga gaggagcgag cgcagcgcag 241 cagcggagcc ccgcgaggcc cgcccgggcg ggtggggagg gcagcccggg ggactgggcc 301 ccggggcggg gtgggagggg gggagaagac gaagacaggg ccgggtctct ccgcggacga 361 gacagcgggg atcatggccg cgcaggtcgc ccccgccgcc gccagcagcc tgggcaaccc 421 gccgccgccg ccgccctcgg agctgaagaa agccgagcag cagcagcggg aggaggcggg 481 gggcgaggcg gcggcggcgg cagcggccga gcgcggggaa atgaaggcag ccgccgggca 541 ggaaagcgag ggccccgccg tggggccgcc gcagccgctg ggaaaggagc tgcaggacgg 601 ggccgagagc aatgggggtg gcggcggcgg cggagccggc agcggcggcg ggcccggcgc 661 ggagccggac ctgaagaact cgaacgggaa cgcgggccct aggcccgccc tgaacaataa 721 cctcacggag ccgcccggcg gcggcggtgg cggcagcagc gatggggtgg gggcgcctcc 781 tcactcagcc gcggccgcct tgccgccccc agcctacggc ttcgggcaac cctacggccg 841 gagcccgtct gccgtcgccg ccgccgcggc cgccgtcttc caccaacaac atggcggaca 901 acaaagccct ggcctggcag cgctgcagag cggcggcggc gggggcctgg agccctacgc 961 ggggccccag cagaactctc acgaccacgg cttccccaac caccagtaca actcctacta 1021 ccccaaccgc agcgcctacc ccccgcccgc cccggcctac gcgctgagct ccccgagagg 1081 tggcactccg ggctccggcg cggcggcggc tgccggctcc aagccgcctc cctcctccag 1141 cgcctccgcc tcctcgtcgt cttcgtcctt cgctcagcag cgcttcgggg ccatgggggg 1201 aggcggcccc tccgcggccg gcgggggaac tccccagccc accgccaccc ccaccctcaa 1261 ccaactgctc acgtcgccca gctcggcccg gggctaccag ggctaccccg ggggcgacta 1321 cagtggcggg ccccaggacg ggggcgccgg caagggcccg gcggacatgg cctcgcagtg 1381 ttggggggct gcggcggcgg cagctgcggc ggcggccgcc tcgggagggg cccaacaaag 1441 gagccaccac gcgcccatga gccccgggag cagcggcggc ggggggcagc cgctcgcccg 1501 gacccctcag ccatccagtc caatggatca gatgggcaag atgagacctc agccatatgg 1561 cgggactaac ccatactcgc agcaacaggg acctccgtca ggaccgcagc aaggacatgg 1621 gtacccaggg cagccatacg ggtcccagac cccgcagcgg tacccgatga ccatgcaggg 1681 ccgggcgcag agtgccatgg gcggcctctc ttatacacag cagattcctc cttatggaca 1741 acaaggcccc agcgggtatg gtcaacaggg ccagactcca tattacaacc agcaaagtcc 1801 tcaccctcag cagcagcagc caccctactc ccagcaacca ccgtcccaga cccctcatgc 1861 ccaaccttcg tatcagcagc agccacagtc tcaaccacca cagctccagt cctctcagcc 1921 tccatactcc cagcagccat cccagcctcc acatcagcag tccccggctc catacccctc 1981 ccagcagtcg acgacacagc agcaccccca gagccagccc ccctactcac agccacaggc 2041 tcagtctcct taccagcagc agcaacctca gcagccagca ccctcgacgc tctcccagca 2101 ggctgcgtat cctcagcccc agtctcagca gtcccagcaa actgcctatt cccagcagcg 2161 cttccctcca ccgcaggagc tatctcaaga ttcatttggg tctcaggcat cctcagcccc 2221 ctcaatgacc tccagtaagg gagggcaaga agatatgaac ctgagccttc agtcaagacc 2281 ctccagcttg cctgatctat ctggttcaat agatgacctc cccatgggga cagaaggagc 2341 tctgagtcct ggagtgagca catcagggat ttccagcagc caaggagagc agagtaatcc 2401 agctcagtct cctttctctc ctcatacctc ccctcacctg cctggcatcc gaggcccttc 2461 cccgtcccct gttggctctc ccgccagtgt tgctcagtct cgctcaggac cactctcgcc 2521 tgctgcagtg ccaggcaacc agatgccacc tcggccaccc agtggccagt cggacagcat 2581 catgcatcct tccatgaacc aatcaagcat tgcccaagat cgaggttata tgcagaggaa 2641 cccccagatg ccccagtaca gttcccccca gcccggctca gccttatctc cgcgtcagcc 2701 ttccggagga cagatacaca caggcatggg ctcctaccag cagaactcca tggggagcta 2761 tggtccccag gggggtcagt atggcccaca aggtggctac cccaggcagc caaactataa 2821 tgccttgccc aatgccaact accccagtgc aggcatggct ggaggcataa accccatggg 2881 tgccggaggt caaatgcatg gacagcctgg catcccacct tatggcacac tccctccagg 2941 gaggatgagt cacgcctcca tgggcaaccg gccttatggc cctaacatgg ccaatatgcc 3001 acctcaggtt gggtcaggga tgtgtccccc accagggggc atgaaccgga aaacccaaga 3061 aactgctgtc gccatgcatg ttgctgccaa ctctatccaa aacaggccgc caggctaccc 3121 caatatgaat caagggggca tgatgggaac tggacctcct tatggacaag ggattaatag 3181 tatggctggc atgatcaacc ctcagggacc cccatattcc atgggtggaa ccatggccaa 3241 caattctgca gggatggcag ccagcccaga gatgatgggc cttggggatg taaagttaac 3301 tccagccacc aaaatgaaca acaaggcaga tgggacaccc aagacagaat ccaaatccaa 3361 gaaatccagt tcttctacta caaccaatga gaagatcacc aagttgtatg agctgggtgg 3421 tgagcctgag aggaagatgt gggtggaccg ttatctggcc ttcactgagg agaaggccat 3481 gggcatgaca aatctgcctg ctgtgggtag gaaacctctg gacctctatc gcctctatgt 3541 gtctgtgaag gagattggtg gattgactca ggtcaacaag aacaaaaaat ggcgggaact 3601 tgcaaccaac ctcaatgtgg gcacatcaag cagtgctgcc agctccttga aaaagcagta 3661 tatccagtgt ctctatgcct ttgaatgcaa gattgaacgg ggagaagacc ctcccccaga 3721 catctttgca gctgctgatt ccaagaagtc ccagcccaag atccagcctc cctctcctgc 3781 gggatcagga tctatgcagg ggccccagac tccccagtca accagcagtt ccatggcaga 3841 aggaggagac ttaaagccac caactccagc atccacacca cacagtcaga tccccccatt 3901 gccaggcatg agcaggagca attcagttgg gatccaggat gcctttaatg atggaagtga 3961 ctccacattc cagaagcgga attccatgac tccaaaccct gggtatcagc ccagtatgaa 4021 tacctctgac atgatggggc gcatgtccta tgagccaaat aaggatcctt atggcagcat 4081 gaggaaagct ccagggagtg atcccttcat gtcctcaggg cagggcccca acggcgggat 4141 gggtgacccc tacagtcgtg ctgccggccc tgggctagga aatgtggcga tgggaccacg 4201 acagcactat ccctatggag gtccttatga cagagtgagg acggagcctg gaatagggcc 4261 tgagggaaac atgagcactg gggccccaca gccgaatctc atgccttcca acccagactc 4321 ggggatgtat tctcctagcc gctacccccc gcagcagcag cagcagcagc agcaacgaca 4381 tgattcctat ggcaatcagt tctccaccca aggcacccct tctggcagcc ccttccccag 4441 ccagcagact acaatgtatc aacagcaaca gcagaattac aagcggccaa tggatggcac 4501 atatggccct cctgccaagc ggcacgaagg ggagatgtac agcgtgccat acagcactgg 4561 gcaggggcag cctcagcagc agcagttgcc cccagcccag ccccagcctg ccagccagca 4621 acaagctgcc cagccttccc ctcagcaaga tgtatacaac cagtatggca atgcctatcc 4681 tgccactgcc acagctgcta ctgagcgccg accagcaggc ggcccccaga accaatttcc 4741 attccagttt ggccgagacc gtgtctctgc accccctggc accaatgccc agcaaaacat 4801 gccaccacaa atgatgggcg gccccataca ggcatcagct gaggttgctc agcaaggcac 4861 catgtggcag gggcgtaatg acatgaccta taattatgcc aacaggcaga gcacgggctc 4921 tgccccccag ggccccgcct atcatggcgt gaaccgaaca gatgaaatgc tgcacacaga 4981 tcagagggcc aaccacgaag gctcgtggcc ttcccatggc acacgccagc ccccatatgg 5041 tccctctgcc cctgtgcccc ccatgacaag gccccctcca tctaactacc agcccccacc 5101 aagcatgcag aatcacattc ctcaggtatc cagccctgct cccctgcccc ggccaatgga 5161 gaaccgcacc tctcctagca agtctccatt cctgcactct gggatgaaaa tgcagaaggc 5221 aggtccccca gtacctgcct cgcacatagc acctgcccct gtgcagcccc ccatgattcg 5281 gcgggatatc accttcccac ctggctctgt tgaagccaca cagcctgtgt tgaagcagag 5341 gaggcggctc acaatgaaag acattggaac cccggaggca tggcgggtaa tgatgtccct 5401 caagtctggt ctcctggcag agagcacatg ggcattagat accatcaaca tcctgctgta 5461 tgatgacaac agcatcatga ccttcaacct cagtcagctc ccagggttgc tagagctcct 5521 tgtagaatat ttccgacgat gcctgattga gatctttggc attttaaagg agtatgaggt 5581 gggtgaccca ggacagagaa cgctactgga tcctgggagg ttcagcaagg tgtctagtcc 5641 agctcccatg gagggtgggg aagaagaaga agaacttcta ggtcctaaac tagaagagga 5701 agaagaagag gaagtagttg aaaatgatga ggagatagcc ttttcaggca aggacaagcc 5761 agcttcagag aatagtgagg agaagctgat cagtaagttt gacaagcttc cagtaaagat 5821 cgtacagaag aatgatccat ttgtggtgga ctgctcagat aagcttgggc gtgtgcagga 5881 gtttgacagt ggcctgctgc actggcggat tggtgggggg gacaccactg agcatatcca 5941 gacccacttc gagagcaaga cagagctgct gccttcccgg cctcacgcac cctgcccacc 6001 agcccctcgg aagcatgtga caacagcaga gggtacacca gggacaacag accaggaggg 6061 gcccccacct gatggacctc cagaaaaacg gatcacagcc actatggatg acatgttgtc 6121 tactcggtct agcaccttga ccgaggatgg agctaagagt tcagaggcca tcaaggagag 6181 cagcaagttt ccatttggca ttagcccagc acagagccac cggaacatca agatcctaga 6241 ggacgaaccc cacagtaagg atgagacccc actgtgtacc cttctggact ggcaggattc 6301 tcttgccaag cgctgcgtct gtgtgtccaa taccattcga agcctgtcat ttgtgccagg 6361 caatgacttt gagatgtcca aacacccagg gctgctgctc atcctgggca agctgatcct 6421 gctgcaccac aagcacccag aacggaagca ggcaccacta acttatgaaa aggaggagga 6481 acaggaccaa ggggtgagct gcaacaaagt ggagtggtgg tgggactgct tggagatgct 6541 ccgggaaaac accttggtta cactcgccaa catctcgggg cagttggacc tatctccata 6601 ccccgagagc atttgcctgc ctgtcctgga cggactccta cactgggcag tttgcccttc 6661 agctgaagcc caggacccct tttccaccct gggccccaat gccgtccttt ccccgcagag 6721 actggtcttg gaaaccctca gcaaactcag catccaggac aacaatgtgg acctgattct 6781 ggccacaccc cccttcagcc gcctggagaa gttgtatagc actatggtgc gcttcctcag 6841 tgaccgaaag aacccggtgt gccgggagat ggctgtggta ctgctggcca acctggctca 6901 gggggacagc ctggcagctc gtgccattgc agtgcagaag ggcagtatcg gcaacctcct 6961 gggcttccta gaggacagcc ttgccgccac acagttccag cagagccagg ccagcctcct 7021 ccacatgcag aacccaccct ttgagccaac tagtgtggac atgatgcggc gggctgcccg 7081 cgcgctgctt gccttggcca aggtggacga gaaccactca gagtttactc tgtacgaatc 7141 acggctgttg gacatctcgg tatcaccgtt gatgaactca ttggtttcac aagtcatttg 7201 tgatgtactg tttttgattg gccagtcatg acagccgtgg gacacctccc ccccccgtgt 7261 gtgtgtgcgt gtgtggagaa cttagaaact gactgttgcc ctttatttat gcaaaaccac 7321 ctcagaatcc agtttaccct gtgctgtcca gcttctccct tgggaaaaag tctctcctgt 7381 ttctctctcc tccttccacc tcccctccct ccatcacctc acgcctttct gttccttgtc 7441 ctcaccttac tcccctcagg accctacccc accctctttg aaaagacaaa gctctgccta 7501 catagaagac tttttttatt ttaaccaaag ttactgttgt ttacagtgag tttggggaaa 7561 aaaaataaaa taaaaatggc tttcccagtc cttgcatcaa cgggatgcca catttcataa 7621 ctgtttttaa tggtaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aatacaaaaa aaaattctga aggacaaaaa 7681 aggtgactgc tgaactgtgt gtggtttatt gttgtacatt cacaatcttg caggagccaa 7741 gaagttcgca gttgtgaaca gaccctgttc actggagagg cctgtgcagt agagtgtaga 7801 ccctttcatg tactgtactg tacacctgat actgtaaaca tactgtaata ataatgtctc 7861 acatggaaac agaaaacgct gggtcagcag caagctgtag tttttaaaaa tgtttttagt 7921 taaacgttga ggagaaaaaa aaaaaaggct tttcccccaa agtatcatgt gtgaacctac 7981 aacaccctga cctctttctc tcctccttga ttgtatgaat aaccctgaga tcacctctta 8041 gaactggttt taacctttag ctgcagcggc tacgctgcca cgtgtgtata tatatgacgt 8101 tgtacattgc acataccctt ggatccccac agtttggtcc tcctcccagc taccccttta 8161 tagtatgacg agttaacaag ttggtgacct gcacaaagcg agacacagct atttaatctc 8221 ttgccagata tcgcccctct tggtgcgatg ctgtacaggt ctctgtaaaa agtccttgct 8281 gtctcagcag ccaatcaact tatagtttat ttttttctgg gtttttgttt tgttttgttt 8341 tctttctaat cgaggtgtga aaaagttcta ggttcagttg aagttctgat gaagaaacac 8401 aattgagatt ttttcagtga taaaatctgc atatttgtat ttcaacaatg tagctaaaac 8461 ttgatgtaaa ttcctccttt ttttcctttt ttggcttaat gaatatcatt tattcagtat 8521 gaaatcttta tactatatgt tccacgtgtt aagaataaat gtacattaaa tcttggtaag 8581 acttt SEQ ID NO: 30 Human ARID1A Amino Acid Sequence isoform A (NP_006006.3) 1 maaqvapaaa sslgnppppp pselkkaegq qreeaggeaa aaaaaergem kaaagqeseg 61 pavgppqplg kelqdgaesn gggggggags gggpgaepdl knsngnagpr palnnnitep 121 pggggggssd gvgapphsaa aalpppaygf gqpygrspsa vaaaaaavfh qqhggqqspg 181 laalqsgggg glepyagpqq nshdhgfpnh qynsyypnrs aypppapaya lssprggtpg 241 sgaaaaagsk pppsssasas sssssfaqqr fgamggggps aagggtpqpt atptlnqllt 301 spssargyqg ypggdysggp qdggagkgpa dmasqcwgaa aaaaaaaaas ggaqqrshha 361 pmspgssggg gqplartpqp sspmdqmgkm rpqpyggtnp ysqqqgppsg pqqghgypgq 421 pygsqtpqry pmtmggraqs amgglsytqq ippygqqgps gygqqgqtpy ynggsphpqg 481 qqppysqqpp sqtphaqpsy qqqpqsqppq lqssqppysq qpsqpphqqs papypsqqst 541 tqqhpqsqpp ysqpqaqspy qqqqpqqpap stlsqqaayp qpqsqqsqqt aysqqrfppp 601 gelsqdsfgs qassapsmts skggqedmnl slqsrpsslp dlsgsiddlp mgtegalspg 661 vstsgisssq gegsnpagsp fsphtsphlp girgpspspv gspasvaqsr sgplspaavp 721 gnqmpprpps gqsdsimhps mngssiaqdr gymqrnpqmp qysspqpgsa lsprqpsggq 781 ihtgmgsyqq nsmgsygpqg gqygpqggyp rqpnynalpn anypsagmag ginpmgaggq 841 mhgqpgippy gtlppgrmsh asmgnrpygp nmanmppqvg sgmcpppggm nrktqetava 901 mhvaansiqn rppgypnmnq ggmmgtgppy gqginsmagm inpqgppysm ggtmannsag 961 maaspemmgl gdvkltpatk mnnkadgtpk teskskksss stttnekitk lyelggeper 1021 kmwvdrylaf teekamgmtn lpavgrkpld lyrlyvsvke iggltqvnkn kkwrelatnl 1081 nvgtsssaas slkkgyiqcl yafeckierg edpppdifaa adskksqpki qppspagsgs 1141 mqgpqtpqst sssmaeggdl kpptpastph sqipplpgms rsnsvgigda fndgsdstfq 1201 krnsmtpnpg yqpsmntsdm mgrmsyepnk dpygsmrkap gsdpfmssgq gpnggmgdpy 1261 sraagpglgn vamgprqhyp yggpydrvrt epgigpegnm stgapqpnlm psnpdsgmys 1321 psryppqqqq qqqqrhdsyg nqfstqgtps gspfpsqqtt myqqqqqnyk rpmdgtygpp 1381 akrhegemys vpystgqgqp qqqqlppaqp qpasqqqaaq pspqqdvynq ygnaypatat 1441 aaterrpagg pqnqfpfqfg rdrvsappgt naqqnmppqm mggpigasae vaqqgtmwqg 1501 rndmtynyan rqstgsapqg payhgvnrtd emlhtdqran hegswpshgt rqppygpsap 1561 vppmtrppps nyqpppsmqn hipqvsspap lprpmenrts pskspflhsg mkmqkagppv 1621 pashiapapv qppmirrdit fppgsveatq pvlkgrrrlt mkdigtpeaw rvmmslksgl 1681 laestwaldt inillyddns imtfnlsqlp gllellveyf rrclieifgi lkeyevgdpg 1741 qrtlldpgrf skvsspapme ggeeeeellg pkleeeeeee vvendeeiaf sgkdkpasen 1801 seekliskfd klpvkivqkn dpfvvdcsdk lgrvqefdsg llhwrigggd ttehigthfe 1861 sktellpsrp hapcppaprk hvttaegtpg ttdgegpppd gppekritat mddmlstrss 1921 tltedgakss eaikesskfp fgispaqshr nikiledeph skdetplctl ldwqdslakr 1981 cvcvsntirs lsfvpgndfe mskhpgllli lgklillhhk hperkqaplt yekeeeqdqg 2041 vscnkvewww dclemlrent lvtlanisgq ldlspypesi clpvldgllh wavcpsaeaq 2101 dpfstlgpna vlspqrlvle tlsklsiqdn nvdlilatpp fsrleklyst mvrflsdrkn 2161 pvcremavvl lanlaggdsl aaraiavqkg signllgfle dslaatqfqq sgasllhmqn 2221 ppfeptsvdm mrraaralla lakvdenhse ftlyesrlld isysplmnsl vsgvicdvlf 2281 ligqs SEQ ID NO: 31 Human ARID1A cDNA Sequence Variant 2 (NM_139135.2, CDS: from 374 to 6580) 1 cagaaagcgg agagtcacag cggggccagg ccctggggag cggagcctcc accgcccccc 61 tcattcccag gcaagggctt ggggggaatg agccgggaga gccgggtccc gagcctacag 121 agccgggagc agctgagccg ccggcgcctc ggccgccgcc gccgcctcct cctcctccgc 181 cgccgccagc ccggagcctg agccggcggg gcggggggga gaggagcgag cgcagcgcag 241 cagcggagcc ccgcgaggcc cgcccgggcg ggtggggagg gcagcccggg ggactgggcc 301 ccggggcggg gtgggagggg gggagaagac gaagacaggg ccgggtctct ccgcggacga 361 gacagcgggg atcatggccg cgcaggtcgc ccccgccgcc gccagcagcc tgggcaaccc 481 gggcgaggcg gcggcggcgg cagcggccga gcgcggggaa atgaaggcag ccgccgggca 541 ggaaagcgag ggccccgccg tggggccgcc gcagccgctg ggaaaggagc tgcaggacgg 601 ggccgagagc aatgggggtg gcggcggcgg cggagccggc agcggcggcg ggcccggcgc 661 ggagccggac ctgaagaact cgaacgggaa cgcgggccct aggcccgccc tgaacaataa 721 cctcacggag ccgcccggcg gcggcggtgg cggcagcagc gatggggtgg gggcgcctcc 781 tcactcagcc gcggccgcct tgccgccccc agcctacggc ttcgggcaac cctacggccg 841 gagcccgtct gccgtcgccg ccgccgcggc cgccgtcttc caccaacaac atggcggaca 901 acaaagccct ggcctggcag cgctgcagag cggcggcggc gggggcctgg agccctacgc 961 ggggccccag cagaactctc acgaccacgg cttccccaac caccagtaca actcctacta 1021 ccccaaccgc agcgcctacc ccccgcccgc cccggcctac gcgctgagct ccccgagagg 1081 tggcactccg ggctccggcg cggcggcggc tgccggctcc aagccgcctc cctcctccag 1141 cgcctccgcc tcctcgtcgt cttcgtcctt cgctcagcag cgcttcgggg ccatgggggg 1201 aggcggcccc tccgcggccg gcgggggaac tccccagccc accgccaccc ccaccctcaa 1261 ccaactgctc acgtcgccca gctcggcccg gggctaccag ggctaccccg ggggcgacta 1321 cagtggcggg ccccaggacg ggggcgccgg caagggcccg gcggacatgg cctcgcagtg 1381 ttggggggct gcggcggcgg cagctgcggc ggcggccgcc tcgggagggg cccaacaaag 1441 gagccaccac gcgcccatga gccccgggag cagcggcggc ggggggcagc cgctcgcccg 1501 gacccctcag ccatccagtc caatggatca gatgggcaag atgagacctc agccatatgg 1561 cgggactaac ccatactcgc agcaacaggg acctccgtca ggaccgcagc aaggacatgg 1621 gtacccaggg cagccatacg ggtcccagac cccgcagcgg tacccgatga ccatgcaggg 1681 ccgggcgcag agtgccatgg gcggcctctc ttatacacag cagattcctc cttatggaca 1741 acaaggcccc agcgggtatg gtcaacaggg ccagactcca tattacaacc agcaaagtcc 1801 tcaccctcag cagcagcagc caccctactc ccagcaacca ccgtcccaga cccctcatgc 1861 ccaaccttcg tatcagcagc agccacagtc tcaaccacca cagctccagt cctctcagcc 1921 tccatactcc cagcagccat cccagcctcc acatcagcag tccccggctc catacccctc 1981 ccagcagtcg acgacacagc agcaccccca gagccagccc ccctactcac agccacaggc 2041 tcagtctcct taccagcagc agcaacctca gcagccagca ccctcgacgc tctcccagca 2101 ggctgcgtat cctcagcccc agtctcagca gtcccagcaa actgcctatt cccagcagcg 2161 cttccctcca ccgcaggagc tatctcaaga ttcatttggg tctcaggcat cctcagcccc 2221 ctcaatgacc tccagtaagg gagggcaaga agatatgaac ctgagccttc agtcaagacc 2281 ctccagcttg cctgatctat ctggttcaat agatgacctc cccatgggga cagaaggagc 2341 tctgagtcct ggagtgagca catcagggat ttccagcagc caaggagagc agagtaatcc 2401 agctcagtct cctttctctc ctcatacctc ccctcacctg cctggcatcc gaggcccttc 2461 cccgtcccct gttggctctc ccgccagtgt tgctcagtct cgctcaggac cactctcgcc 2521 tgctgcagtg ccaggcaacc agatgccacc tcggccaccc agtggccagt cggacagcat 2581 catgcatcct tccatgaacc aatcaagcat tgcccaagat cgaggttata tgcagaggaa 2641 cccccagatg ccccagtaca gttcccccca gcccggctca gccttatctc cgcgtcagcc 2701 ttccggagga cagatacaca caggcatggg ctcctaccag cagaactcca tggggagcta 2761 tggtccccag gggggtcagt atggcccaca aggtggctac cccaggcagc caaactataa 2821 tgccttgccc aatgccaact accccagtgc aggcatggct ggaggcataa accccatggg 2881 tgccggaggt caaatgcatg gacagcctgg catcccacct tatggcacac tccctccagg 2941 gaggatgagt cacgcctcca tgggcaaccg gccttatggc cctaacatgg ccaatatgcc 3001 acctcaggtt gggtcaggga tgtgtccccc accagggggc atgaaccgga aaacccaaga 3061 aactgctgtc gccatgcatg ttgctgccaa ctctatccaa aacaggccgc caggctaccc 3121 caatatgaat caagggggca tgatgggaac tggacctcct tatggacaag ggattaatag 3181 tatggctggc atgatcaacc ctcagggacc cccatattcc atgggtggaa ccatggccaa 3241 caattctgca gggatggcag ccagcccaga gatgatgggc cttggggatg taaagttaac 3301 tccagccacc aaaatgaaca acaaggcaga tgggacaccc aagacagaat ccaaatccaa 3361 gaaatccagt tcttctacta caaccaatga gaagatcacc aagttgtatg agctgggtgg 3421 tgagcctgag aggaagatgt gggtggaccg ttatctggcc ttcactgagg agaaggccat 3481 gggcatgaca aatctgcctg ctgtgggtag gaaacctctg gacctctatc gcctctatgt 3541 gtctgtgaag gagattggtg gattgactca ggtcaacaag aacaaaaaat ggcgggaact 3601 tgcaaccaac ctcaatgtgg gcacatcaag cagtgctgcc agctccttga aaaagcagta 3661 tatccagtgt ctctatgcct ttgaatgcaa gattgaacgg ggagaagacc ctcccccaga 3721 catctttgca gctgctgatt ccaagaagtc ccagcccaag atccagcctc cctctcctgc 3781 gggatcagga tctatgcagg ggccccagac tccccagtca accagcagtt ccatggcaga 3841 aggaggagac ttaaagccac caactccagc atccacacca cacagtcaga tccccccatt 3901 gccaggcatg agcaggagca attcagttgg gatccaggat gcctttaatg atggaagtga 3961 ctccacattc cagaagcgga attccatgac tccaaaccct gggtatcagc ccagtatgaa 4021 tacctctgac atgatggggc gcatgtccta tgagccaaat aaggatcctt atggcagcat 4081 gaggaaagct ccagggagtg atcccttcat gtcctcaggg cagggcccca acggcgggat 4141 gggtgacccc tacagtcgtg ctgccggccc tgggctagga aatgtggcga tgggaccacg 4201 acagcactat ccctatggag gtccttatga cagagtgagg acggagcctg gaatagggcc 4261 tgagggaaac atgagcactg gggccccaca gccgaatctc atgccttcca acccagactc 4321 ggggatgtat tctcctagcc gctacccccc gcagcagcag cagcagcagc agcaacgaca 4381 tgattcctat ggcaatcagt tctccaccca aggcacccct tctggcagcc ccttccccag 4441 ccagcagact acaatgtatc aacagcaaca gcaggtatcc agccctgctc ccctgccccg 4501 gccaatggag aaccgcacct ctcctagcaa gtctccattc ctgcactctg ggatgaaaat 4561 gcagaaggca ggtcccccag tacctgcctc gcacatagca cctgcccctg tgcagccccc 4621 catgattcgg cgggatatca ccttcccacc tggctctgtt gaagccacac agcctgtgtt 4681 gaagcagagg aggcggctca caatgaaaga cattggaacc ccggaggcat ggcgggtaat 4741 gatgtccctc aagtctggtc tcctggcaga gagcacatgg gcattagata ccatcaacat 4801 cctgctgtat gatgacaaca gcatcatgac cttcaacctc agtcagctcc cagggttgct 4861 agagctcctt gtagaatatt tccgacgatg cctgattgag atctttggca ttttaaagga 4921 gtatgaggtg ggtgacccag gacagagaac gctactggat cctgggaggt tcagcaaggt 4981 gtctagtcca gctcccatgg agggtgggga agaagaagaa gaacttctag gtcctaaact 5041 agaagaggaa gaagaagagg aagtagttga aaatgatgag gagatagcct tttcaggcaa 5101 ggacaagcca gcttcagaga atagtgagga gaagctgatc agtaagtttg acaagcttcc 5161 agtaaagatc gtacagaaga atgatccatt tgtggtggac tgctcagata agcttgggcg 5221 tgtgcaggag tttgacagtg gcctgctgca ctggcggatt ggtggggggg acaccactga 5281 gcatatccag acccacttcg agagcaagac agagctgctg ccttcccggc ctcacgcacc 5341 ctgcccacca gcccctcgga agcatgtgac aacagcagag ggtacaccag ggacaacaga 5401 ccaggagggg cccccacctg atggacctcc agaaaaacgg atcacagcca ctatggatga 5461 catgttgtct actcggtcta gcaccttgac cgaggatgga gctaagagtt cagaggccat 5521 caaggagagc agcaagtttc catttggcat tagcccagca cagagccacc ggaacatcaa 5581 gatcctagag gacgaacccc acagtaagga tgagacccca ctgtgtaccc ttctggactg 5641 gcaggattct cttgccaagc gctgcgtctg tgtgtccaat accattcgaa gcctgtcatt 5701 tgtgccaggc aatgactttg agatgtccaa acacccaggg ctgctgctca tcctgggcaa 5761 gctgatcctg ctgcaccaca agcacccaga acggaagcag gcaccactaa cttatgaaaa 5821 ggaggaggaa caggaccaag gggtgagctg caacaaagtg gagtggtggt gggactgctt 5881 ggagatgctc cgggaaaaca ccttggttac actcgccaac atctcggggc agttggacct 5941 atctccatac cccgagagca tttgcctgcc tgtcctggac ggactcctac actgggcagt 6001 ttgcccttca gctgaagccc aggacccctt ttccaccctg ggccccaatg ccgtcctttc 6061 cccgcagaga ctggtcttgg aaaccctcag caaactcagc atccaggaca acaatgtgga 6121 cctgattctg gccacacccc ccttcagccg cctggagaag ttgtatagca ctatggtgcg 6181 cttcctcagt gaccgaaaga acccggtgtg ccgggagatg gctgtggtac tgctggccaa 6241 cctggctcag ggggacagcc tggcagctcg tgccattgca gtgcagaagg gcagtatcgg 6301 caacctcctg ggcttcctag aggacagcct tgccgccaca cagttccagc agagccaggc 6361 cagcctcctc cacatgcaga acccaccctt tgagccaact agtgtggaca tgatgcggcg 6421 ggctgcccgc gcgctgcttg ccttggccaa ggtggacgag aaccactcag agtttactct 6481 gtacgaatca cggctgttgg acatctcggt atcaccgttg atgaactcat tggtttcaca 6541 agtcatttgt gatgtactgt ttttgattgg ccagtcatga cagccgtggg acacctcccc 6601 cccccgtgtg tgtgtgcgtg tgtggagaac ttagaaactg actgttgccc tttatttatg 6661 caaaaccacc tcagaatcca gtttaccctg tgctgtccag cttctccctt gggaaaaagt 6721 ctctcctgtt tctctctcct ccttccacct cccctccctc catcacctca cgcctttctg 6781 ttccttgtcc tcaccttact cccctcagga ccctacccca ccctctttga aaagacaaag 6841 ctctgcctac atagaagact ttttttattt taaccaaagt tactgttgtt tacagtgagt 6901 ttggggaaaa aaaataaaat aaaaatggct ttcccagtcc ttgcatcaac gggatgccac 6961 atttcataac tgtttttaat ggtaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa atacaaaaaa aaattctgaa 7021 ggacaaaaaa ggtgactgct gaactgtgtg tggtttattg ttgtacattc acaatcttgc 7081 aggagccaag aagttcgcag ttgtgaacag accctgttca ctggagaggc ctgtgcagta 7141 gagtgtagac cctttcatgt actgtactgt acacctgata ctgtaaacat actgtaataa 7201 taatgtctca catggaaaca gaaaacgctg ggtcagcagc aagctgtagt ttttaaaaat 7261 gtttttagtt aaacgttgag gagaaaaaaa aaaaaggctt ttcccccaaa gtatcatgtg 7321 tgaacctaca acaccctgac ctctttctct cctccttgat tgtatgaata accctgagat 7381 cacctcttag aactggtttt aacctttagc tgcagcggct acgctgccac gtgtgtatat 7441 atatgacgtt gtacattgca catacccttg gatccccaca gtttggtcct cctcccagct 7501 acccctttat agtatgacga gttaacaagt tggtgacctg cacaaagcga gacacagcta 7561 tttaatctct tgccagatat cgcccctctt ggtgcgatgc tgtacaggtc tctgtaaaaa 7621 gtccttgctg tctcagcagc caatcaactt atagtttatt tttttctggg tttttgtttt 7681 gttttgtttt ctttctaatc gaggtgtgaa aaagttctag gttcagttga agttctgatg 7741 aagaaacaca attgagattt tttcagtgat aaaatctgca tatttgtatt tcaacaatgt 7801 agctaaaact tgatgtaaat tcctcctttt tttccttttt tggcttaatg aatatcattt 7861 attcagtatg aaatctttat actatatgtt ccacgtgtta agaataaatg tacattaaat 7921 cttggtaaga cttt SEQ ID NO: 32 Human ARID1A Amino Acid Sequence isoform B (NP_624361.1) 1 maaqvapaaa sslgnppppp pselkkaegq qreeaggeaa aaaaaergem kaaagqeseg 61 pavgppqplg kelqdgaesn gggggggags gggpgaepdl knsngnagpr palnnnitep 121 pggggggssd gvgapphsaa aalpppaygf gqpygrspsa vaaaaaavfh qqhggqqspg 181 laalqsgggg glepyagpqq nshdhgfpnh qynsyypnrs aypppapaya lssprggtpg 241 sgaaaaagsk pppsssasas sssssfaqqr fgamggggps aagggtpqpt atptlnqllt 301 spssargyqg ypggdysggp qdggagkgpa dmasqcwgaa aaaaaaaaas ggaqqrshha 361 pmspgssggg gqplartpqp sspmdqmgkm rpqpyggtnp ysqqqgppsg pqqghgypgq 421 pygsqtpqry pmtmggraqs amgglsytqq ippygqqgps gygqqgqtpy ynggsphpqg 481 qqppysqqpp sqtphaqpsy qqqpqsqppq lqssqppysq qpsqpphqqs papypsqqst 541 tqqhpqsqpp ysqpqaqspy qqqqpqqpap stlsqqaayp qpqsqqsqqt aysqqrfppp 601 gelsqdsfgs qassapsmts skggqedmnl slqsrpsslp dlsgsiddlp mgtegalspg 661 vstsgisssq gegsnpagsp fsphtsphlp girgpspspv gspasvaqsr sgplspaavp 721 gnqmpprpps gqsdsimhps mngssiaqdr gymqrnpqmp qysspqpgsa lsprqpsggq 781 ihtgmgsyqq nsmgsygpqg gqygpqggyp rqpnynalpn anypsagmag ginpmgaggq 841 mhgqpgippy gtlppgrmsh asmgnrpygp nmanmppqvg sgmcpppggm nrktqetava 901 mhvaansiqn rppgypnmnq ggmmgtgppy gqginsmagm inpqgppysm ggtmannsag 961 maaspemmgl gdvkltpatk mnnkadgtpk teskskksss stttnekitk lyelggeper 1021 kmwvdrylaf teekamgmtn lpavgrkpld lyrlyvsvke iggltqvnkn kkwrelatnl 1081 nvgtsssaas slkkgyiqcl yafeckierg edpppdifaa adskksqpki qppspagsgs 1141 mqgpqtpqst sssmaeggdl kpptpastph sqipplpgms rsnsvgigda fndgsdstfq 1201 krnsmtpnpg yqpsmntsdm mgrmsyepnk dpygsmrkap gsdpfmssgq gpnggmgdpy 1261 sraagpglgn vamgprqhyp yggpydrvrt epgigpegnm stgapqpnlm psnpdsgmys 1321 psryppqqqq qqqqrhdsyg nqfstqgtps gspfpsqqtt myqqqqqvss paplprpmen 1381 rtspskspfl hsgmkmqkag ppvpashiap apvqppmirr ditfppgsve atqpvlkgrr 1441 rltmkdigtp eawrvmmslk sgllaestwa ldtinillyd dnsimtfnls qlpgllellv 1501 eyfrrcliei fgilkeyevg dpgqrtlldp grfskvsspa pmeggeeeee llgpkleeee 1561 eeevvendee iafsgkdkpa senseeklis kfdklpvkiv qkndpfvvdc sdklgrvqef 1621 dsgllhwrig ggdttehiqt hfesktellp srphapcppa prkhvttaeg tpgttdgegp 1681 ppdgppekri tatmddmlst rsstltedga ksseaikess kfpfgispaq shrnikiled 1741 ephskdetpl ctlldwgdsl akrcvcvsnt irslsfvpgn dfemskhpgl llilgklill 1801 hhkhperkqa pltyekeeeq dqgvscnkve wwwdclemlr entivtlani sgqldlspyp 1861 esiclpvldg llhwavcpsa eaqdpfstlg pnavlspqrl vletlsklsi qdnnvdlila 1921 tppfsrlekl ystmvrflsd rknpvcrema vvllanlaqg dslaaraiav qkgsignllg 1981 fledslaatq fqqsgasllh mqnppfepts vdmmrraara llalakvden hseftlyesr 2041 lldisysplm nslvsqvicd vlfligqs SEQ ID NO: 33 Mouse ARID1A cDNA Sequence (NM_001080819.1, CDS: from 1 to 6852) 1 atggccgcgc aggtcgcccc cgccgccgcc agcagcctgg gcaacccgcc gccgccgccc 61 tcggagctga agaaagccga gcagcaacag cgggaggagg cggggggcga ggcggcggcg 121 gcagcggccg agcgcgggga aatgaaggca gccgccgggc aggagagcga gggccccgcc 181 gtggggccgc cgcagccgct gggaaaggag ctgcaggacg gggccgagag caatgggggt 241 ggcggcggcg gcggagccgg cagcggcggc gggcccggcg cggagccgga cctgaagaac 301 tcgaacggga acgcgggccc taggcccgcc ctgaacaata acctcccgga gccgcccggc 361 ggcggcggcg gcggcggcag cagcagcagc gacggggtgg gggcgcctcc tcactcggcc 421 gcggccgccc tgccgccccc agcctacggc ttcgggcaag cctacggccg gagcccgtct 481 gccgtcgccg ccgcggcggc cgccgtcttc caccaacaac atggcggaca acaaagccct 541 ggcctggcag cgctgcagag cggcggcggc gggggcttgg agccctacgc cgggccccag 601 cagaactcgc acgaccacgg cttccccaac caccagtaca actcctacta ccccaaccgc 661 agcgcctacc ccccgcctcc ccaggcctac gcgctgagct ccccgagagg tggcactccg 721 ggctccggcg cggcggcggc cgccggctcc aagccgcctc cctcctccag cgcctctgcc 781 tcctcgtcgt cttcgtcctt cgcacagcag cgcttcgggg ccatgggggg aggcggcccc 841 tcagcggccg gcgggggaac tccccagccc accgccaccc ccaccctcaa ccaactgctc 901 acgtcgccca gctcggcccg tggctaccag ggctaccccg ggggcgacta cggcggcggg 961 ccccaggacg ggggcgcggg caaaggcccg gcggacatgg cctcgcagtg ctggggggct 1021 gcggcggcgg cggcggcggc ggcagcggcc gtctcgggag gggcccaaca aaggagccac 1081 cacgcgccca tgagccccgg gagcagcggc ggcggggggc agccgctcgc ccggacccct 1141 cagtcatcca gtccaatgga tcagatggga aagatgagac ctcagccgta tggtgggact 1201 aacccatact cgcaacaaca gggacctcct tcaggaccgc aacaaggaca tgggtaccca 1261 gggcagccat atgggtccca gactccacag cggtacccca tgaccatgca gggccgggct 1321 cagagtgcca tgggcagcct ctcttatgca cagcagattc caccttatgg ccagcaaggc 1381 cccagtgcgt atggccagca gggccagact ccatactata accagcaaag tcctcatccc 1441 cagcagcagc caccttacgc ccagcaacca ccatcccaga cccctcatgc ccagccttcg 1501 tatcagcagc agccgcagac tcagcaacca cagcttcagt cctctcagcc tccatattcc 1561 cagcagccat cccagcctcc acatcagcag tccccaactc catatccctc ccagcagtcc 1621 accacacaac agcatcccca gagccagccc ccctactcac aaccacaggc acagtctccc 1681 taccagcagc agcaacctca gcagccagca tcctcgtcgc tctcccagca ggctgcatat 1741 cctcagcccc agcctcagca gtcccagcaa actgcctatt cccagcagcg cttccctcca 1801 ccacaggagc tttctcaaga ttcatttggg tctcaggcat cctcagcccc ctcaatgacc 1861 tccagtaagg gagggcaaga agatatgaac ctgagtcttc agtcaaggcc ctccagcttg 1921 cctgatctgt ctggttcaat cgatgatctc cccatgggga cagaaggagc tctgagtcct 1981 ggcgtgagca catcagggat ttccagcagc caaggagagc agagcaatcc agctcagtct 2041 cccttttctc ctcacacctc ccctcacctg cctggcatcc gaggcccgtc cccgtcccct 2101 gttggctctc ctgccagtgt cgcgcagtct cgctcaggac cactctcgcc tgctgcagtg 2161 ccaggcaacc agatgccacc tcggccaccc agtggccagt cagacagcat catgcaccct 2221 tccatgaacc aatcaagcat tgcccaagat cgaggttata tgcagaggaa cccccagatg 2281 ccccagtaca cttcccctca gcctggctcg gccttatccc cacgtcagcc gtctggagga 2341 cagatgcact cgggcgtggg ctcctaccag cagaactcca tggggagcta cggcccccag 2401 ggcagtcagt atggcccaca aggaggctat cctaggcagc ctaactataa tgccttgccc 2461 aacgccaact accccaatgc aggcatggcc ggaagtatga accctatggg tgctggaggt 2521 cagatgcatg ggcagcctgg aatcccacct tacggcacac tccctccagg gagaatggct 2581 catgcgtcta tgggcaacag gccctatggc cctaatatgg ccaatatgcc acctcaggtt 2641 gggtcaggga tgtgtcctcc accaggggga atgaacagga aaactcaaga gtctgctgtt 2701 gccatgcatg ttgctgccaa ctctatccaa aacaggccac caggctaccc aaatatgaat 2761 caagggggca tgatgggaac tggacctccc tatggacagg ggatcaatag tatggctggc 2821 atgatcaacc ctcagggacc cccatatcct atgggtggaa ccatggccaa caattcagca 2881 gggatggcag ccagcccaga gatgatgggc cttggggatg ttaagttaac tcccgccaca 2941 aaaatgaaca acaaggcaga tggaacaccc aagacagaat ccaaatctaa gaaatccagt 3001 tcttctacca ccaccaatga gaagatcacc aaattgtatg agttgggtgg tgagcccgag 3061 aggaagatgt gggtggaccg gtacctggcc ttcacagagg agaaggccat gggcatgaca 3121 aatctgcctg ctgtggggag gaagcctctg gacctctatc gcctctatgt gtctgtgaag 3181 gagattggtg ggttgactca ggtcaacaag aacaaaaaat ggcgggaact tgcaaccaac 3241 ctcaatgtgg gtacatcaag cagtgctgcc agctcactga aaaagcagta tatccaatgt 3301 ctctatgcct ttgagtgcaa gatcgagcgt ggagaagacc ctccccccga tatcttcgca 3361 gctgctgact ccaagaagtc ccaacccaag atccagcccc cctctcctgc gggatcaggg 3421 tctatgcagg ggccacaaac tcctcagtca accagcagtt ctatggcaga aggaggagac 3481 ctgaagccac caactccagc atccacacca catagtcaaa ttcccccctt accaggcatg 3541 agcaggagca actcagtcgg aatccaggat gcctttcctg atggaagtga ccccacattc 3601 cagaagcgga attccatgac tccaaaccct gggtaccagc ccagtatgaa tacctctgac 3661 atgatggggc gcatgtccta tgagccaaat aaggatcctt atggcagcat gaggaaagcg 3721 ccaggaagtg atcccttcat gtcctcaggg cagggcccca atggcgggat gggtgatccc 3781 tacagccgtg ctgctggccc tgggctggga agtgtggcga tgggaccacg gcagcactat 3841 ccctatggag gtccttacga cagagtgagg acggagcctg gaatcgggcc tgaaggaaat 3901 atgggcactg gagcccctca gccaaatctc atgccttcca ccccagattc ggggatgtat 3961 tctcctagcc gctacccccc gcagcagcag cagcaacagc agcaacaaca tgattcctat 4021 ggcaatcaat tctctaccca aggcacccct tccagcagcc ccttccccag ccagcagacc 4081 acaatgtatc agcagcagca gcagaattat aagaggccaa tggatggcac atatggcccc 4141 cctgccaagc ggcatgaagg ggagatgtac agtgtgccgt acagcgctgg gcaaggccag 4201 cctcaacagc agcagttgcc tgcagctcag tcccagcctg ccagccagcc acaagctgcc 4261 cagccttccc ctcagcagga cgtgtacaac cagtacagca atgcctaccc tgcctccgcc 4321 accgctgcta ctgatcgccg accagcaggc ggcccccaga accaatttcc attccagttt 4381 ggccgagacc gagtctctgc acctcctggt tccagtgccc agcagaacat gccaccacaa 4441 atgatgggtg gccccataca ggcatcagct gaggttgctc agcagggcac catgtggcag 4501 gggcgaaatg acatgaccta caattatgcc aacaggcaga acacaggctc tgccacccag 4561 ggccctgcgt atcatggtgt gaaccgaaca gatgaaatgc tccacacaga tcagagggcc 4621 aaccatgaag gcccatggcc ttcccatggc acacgccagc ctccgtatgg tccttcagcc 4681 cctgttcccc ccatgacaag gccccctcca tctaactacc agcccccacc aagcatgccg 4741 aatcacattc ctcaggtatc cagccccgct cccctccccc ggcccatgga gaaccgtact 4801 tctcctagca agtctccatt cctgcactct gggatgaaaa tgcaaaaggc gggtccaccg 4861 gtgcctgctt cgcacatagc gcctacccct gtgcagccgc ctatgattcg gcgggatatc 4921 accttcccac ctggctctgt agaggccact cagcctgtgt tgaagcagag aaggcggctc 4981 acaatgaaag acattggaac cccggaggca tggcgggtaa tgatgtccct caagtccggg 5041 ctcctggcag agagcacgtg ggcgttagac accattaaca ttctactgta tgatgacaac 5101 agcattatga ccttcaacct cagccagctc ccaggcttgc tagagctcct tgtggaatat 5161 ttccgtagat gcctaattga aatctttggc attttaaagg agtatgaggt aggggaccca 5221 ggacagagaa cattactaga ccctgggaga ttcaccaagg tgtatagtcc agcccataca 5281 gaggaagaag aggaagaaca ccttgatcct aaactggagg aggaagagga agaaggggtt 5341 ggaaatgatg aggagatggc ctttttgggc aaggacaagc catcttcaga gaataatgag 5401 gagaagctag tcagtaagtt tgacaagctt ccggtaaaga tcgtgcagag gaatgaccca 5461 tttgtggtgg actgctcaga taagcttggg cgcgtgcagg agtttgacag tggcctgcta 5521 cactggcgga ttggtggtgg ggataccact gagcatatcc agacccactt tgagagcaag 5581 atagagctgc tgccttcccg gccttatgtg ccctgcccaa cgccccctcg gaaacacctc 5641 acaacagtag agggcacacc agggacaacg gagcaggagg gccccccgcc cgatggcctt 5701 ccagagaaaa ggatcacagc caccatggat gacatgttgt ctacccggtc tagcacattg 5761 actgatgagg gggcaaagag tgcagaggcc accaaggaaa gcagcaagtt tccatttggc 5821 attagcccag cacagagcca ccggaacatc aaaattttag aggatgaacc ccatagtaag 5881 gatgagaccc cactgtgtac ccttctggac tggcaggatt cccttgctaa gcgctgtgtc 5941 tgtgtctcca ataccatccg gagcctgtcg tttgtgccag gcaacgactt tgagatgtcc 6001 aaacacccag ggctgctgct tatcctgggc aagctgatcc tgctgcacca caagcaccca 6061 gagcggaagc aggcaccact aacttatgag aaggaggagg aacaggacca aggggtgagc 6121 tgtgacaaag tggagtggtg gtgggactgc ttggagatgc tccgagaaaa cacgctggtc 6181 accctcgcca acatctcggg gcaattggac ctatccccat atcctgagag catctgcctg 6241 cctgtcctgg acggactcct acactgggca gtttgccctt cagctgaagc ccaggacccc 6301 ttctcaaccc taggccccaa tgccgtcctc tccccccaga gattggtctt ggaaaccctc 6361 agcaaactca gcatccagga caacaatgtg gacctgatcc tggccactcc cccttttagc 6421 cgcctggaga agttgtatag taccatggtg cgcttcctca gtgaccgaaa gaacccagtg 6481 tgccgggaga tggccgtggt actgctggca aatctggccc agggggacag cctggcagcc 6541 cgggccattg cagtgcagaa gggcagcatc ggcaacctcc tgggtttcct ggaggacagc 6601 cttgctgcca cacagttcca gcagagccag gcaagcctcc tgcatatgca gaatccaccc 6661 tttgaaccaa ctagtgtgga catgatgcgg cgggctgccc gagcactgct tgccctggcc 6721 aaggtggatg agaaccactc agagttcact ctgtatgagt cacggctgtt ggacatctcc 6781 gtgtcaccac tgatgaactc attggtttca caagtcattt gtgatgtact gtttttgatt 6841 ggccagtcat gacagccgtg ggacacctcc cctccccgtg tgtgtgtgag tgtgtggaga 6901 acttagaaac tgactgttgc cctttattta tgcaaaacca cctcagaatc cagtttaccc 6961 tgtgctgtcc agcttctccc ttgggaaagc ctctcctgtt ctctctcctc cccaccctca 7021 ctccctcaca cctttctgtt ccccatcctc acctgcttcc ctcaggaccc caccctattt 7081 gaaaagacaa agctctgcct acatagaaga cttttttatt ttaaccaaag ttactgttgt 7141 ttacagtgag tttggggaaa aaaatggctt tcccagtcct tgcatcaacg ggatgccaca 7201 tttcataact gtttttaatg gttaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaggaaaaaa aatacaaaaa 7261 aaccctgaag gacaaaggtg actgctgagc tgtgtggttt gtcgctgtcc attcacaatc 7321 tcgcaggagc cgagaagttc gcagttgtga gcagaccctg ttcactggag aggcctgtgc 7381 agtagagtgt agatcctttc atgtactgta ctgtacacct gatactgtaa acatactgta 7441 ataataatgt ctcacatgga aacgagagaa gacgctgggt cagcagcaag ctgtagtttt 7501 taaaaatgtt tttagttaaa tgttgaggag aaaaaaaatg gctttccccc caaagtatcc 7561 tgtgtgaacc tacaacgccc tgacctcttt ctctcctcct tgattgtatg aatagccctg 7621 agatcacctc ttagacctgg ttttaacctt tagctgcagc ggctgcgctg ccacgtgtgt 7681 atatatatga tgttgtacat tgcacatacc cttgaatctc cacagtttgg tccccttccc 7741 agctacccct ttatagtatg gcgagttaac aagttggtga cctgcacaaa gcgagacaca 7801 gctatttaat ctcttgccag acattgcccc tcttggtgca gtgctctaca ggtctctgta 7861 aaaagccctt gctgtctcag cagccaatca acttacagtt tatttttttc tgggtttttg 7921 ttttgttttg tttcatttct aatcgaggtg tgaaaaagtt ctaggttcag ttgaagttcc 7981 tgatgaagaa acacaattga gattttttca gtgataaaat ctgcatattt gtatttcaac 8041 aatgtagcta aaaacttgat gtaaattcct cctttttttt ccttttttgg cttaatgaat 8101 atcatttatt cagtatgaaa tctttatact atatgttcca cgtgttaaga ataaatgtac 8161 attaaatctt ggtaa SEQ ID NO: 34 Mouse ARID1A Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001074288.1) 1 maaqvapaaa sslgnppppp selkkaeqqg reeaggeaaa aaaergemka aagqesegpa 61 vgppqplgke lqdgaesngg gggggagsgg gpgaepdlkn sngnagprpa lnnnlpeppg 121 ggggggssss dgvgapphsa aaalpppayg fgqaygrsps avaaaaaavf hqqhggqqsp 181 glaalqsggg gglepyagpq qnshdhgfpn hqynsyypnr sayppppqay alssprggtp 241 gsgaaaaags kpppsssasa ssssssfaqq rfgamggggp saagggtpqp tatptlnqll 301 tspssargyq gypggdyggg pgdggagkgp admasqcwga aaaaaaaaaa vsggaqqrsh 361 hapmspgssg gggqplartp gssspmdgmg kmrpqpyggt npysqqqgpp sgpqqghgyp 421 gqpygsqtpq rypmtmqgra qsamgslsya gqippygqqg psaygqqgqt pyynqqsphp 481 qqqppyaqqp psqtphaqps yqqqpqtqqp qlgssqppys qqpsqpphqg sptpypsqqs 541 ttqqhpqsqp pysqpqaqsp yqqqqpqqpa ssslsqqaay pqpqpqqsqq taysqqrfpp 601 pgelsqdsfg sqassapsmt sskggqedmn lslgsrpssl pdlsgsiddl pmgtegalsp 661 gvstsgisss ggegsnpaqs pfsphtsphl pgirgpspsp vgspasvaqs rsgplspaav 721 pgnqmpprpp sgqsdsimhp smngssiaqd rgymqrnpqm pqytspqpgs alsprqpsgg 781 qmhsgvgsyq qnsmgsygpq gsqygpqggy prqpnynalp nanypnagma gsmnpmgagg 841 qmhgqpgipp ygtlppgrma hasmgnrpyg pnmanmppqv gsgmcpppgg mnrktqesav 901 amhvaansiq nrppgypnmn qggmmgtgpp ygqginsmag minpqgppyp mggtmannsa 961 gmaaspemmg lgdvkltpat kmnnkadgtp kteskskkss sstttnekit klyelggepe 1021 rkmwvdryla fteekamgmt nlpavgrkpl dlyrlyvsvk eiggltqvnk nkkwrelatn 1081 lnvgtsssaa sslkkgyiqc lyafeckier gedpppdifa aadskksqpk iqppspagsg 1141 smqgpqtpqs tsssmaeggd lkpptpastp hsqipplpgm srsnsvgiqd afpdgsdptf 1201 qkrnsmtpnp gygpsmntsd mmgrmsyepn kdpygsmrka pgsdpfmssg qgpnggmgdp 1261 ysraagpglg svamgprqhy pyggpydrvr tepgigpegn mgtgapqpnl mpstpdsgmy 1321 spsryppqqq qqqqqqhdsy gnqfstqgtp ssspfpsqqt tmyqqqqqny krpmdgtygp 1381 pakrhegemy svpysagqgq pqqqqlpaaq sqpasqpqaa gpspqqdvyn qysnaypasa 1441 taatdrrpag gpqnqfpfqf grdrvsappg ssaqqnmppq mmggpigasa evaqqgtmwq 1501 grndmtynya nrqntgsatq gpayhgvnrt demlhtdqra nhegpwpshg trqppygpsa 1561 pvppmtrppp snyqpppsmp nhipqvsspa plprpmenrt spskspflhs gmkmqkagpp 1621 vpashiaptp vqppmirrdi tfppgsveat qpvlkgrrrl tmkdigtpea wrvmmslksg 1681 llaestwald tinillyddn simtfnlsql pgllellvey frrclieifg ilkeyevgdp 1741 gqrtlldpgr ftkvyspaht eeeeeehldp kleeeeeegv gndeemaflg kdkpssenne 1801 eklvskfdkl pvkivqrndp fvvdcsdklg rvgefdsgll hwrigggdtt ehigthfesk 1861 iellpsrpyv pcptpprkhl ttvegtpgtt egegpppdgl pekritatmd dmlstrsstl 1921 tdegaksaea tkesskfpfg ispaqshrni kiledephsk detplctlld wqdslakrcv 1981 cvsntirsls fvpgndfems khpglllilg klillhhkhp erkqapltye keeeqdqgvs 2041 cdkvewwwdc lemlrentiv tlanisgqld lspypesicl pvldgllhwa vcpsaeaqdp 2101 fstlgpnavl spqrlvletl sklsiqdnnv dlilatppfs rleklystmv rflsdrknpv 2161 cremavvlla nlaqgdslaa raiavqkgsi gnllgfleds laatqfqqsq asllhmqnpp 2221 feptsvdmmr raarallala kvdenhseft lyesrlldis vsplmnslvs qvicdvlfli 2281 gqs SEQ ID NO: 35 Human ARID1B cDNA Sequence Variant 1 (NM_017519.2, CDS: from 1 to 6711) 1 atggcccata acgcgggcgc cgcggccgcc gccggcaccc acagcgccaa gagcggcggc 61 tccgaggcgg ctctcaagga gggtggaagc gccgccgcgc tgtcctcctc ctcctcctcc 121 tccgcggcgg cagcggcggc atcctcttcc tcctcgtcgg gcccgggctc ggccatggag 181 acggggctgc tccccaacca caaactgaaa accgttggcg aagcccccgc cgcgccgccc 241 caccagcagc accaccacca ccaccatgcc caccaccacc accaccatgc ccaccacctc 301 caccaccacc acgcactaca gcagcagcta aaccagttcc agcagcagca gcagcagcag 361 caacagcagc agcagcagca gcagcaacag caacatccca tttccaacaa caacagcttg 421 ggcggcgcgg gcggcggcgc gcctcagccc ggccccgaca tggagcagcc gcaacatgga 481 ggcgccaagg acagtgctgc gggcggccag gccgaccccc cgggcccgcc gctgctgagc 541 aagccgggcg acgaggacga cgcgccgccc aagatggggg agccggcggg cggccgctac 601 gagcacccgg gcttgggcgc cctgggcacg cagcagccgc cggtcgccgt gcccgggggc 661 ggcggcggcc cggcggccgt cccggagttt aataattact atggcagcgc tgcccctgcg 721 agcggcggcc ccggcggccg cgctgggcct tgctttgatc aacatggcgg acaacaaagc 781 cccgggatgg ggatgatgca ctccgcctcc gccgccgccg ccggggcccc cggcagcatg 841 gaccccctgc agaactccca cgaagggtac cccaacagcc agtgcaacca ttatccgggc 901 tacagccggc ccggcgcggg cggcggcggc ggcggcggcg gcggaggagg aggaggcagc 961 ggaggaggag gaggaggagg aggagcagga gcaggaggag caggagcggg agctgtggcg 1021 gcggcggccg cggcggcggc ggcagcagca ggaggcggcg gcggcggcgg ctatgggggc 1081 tcgtccgcgg ggtacggggt gctgagctcc ccccggcagc agggcggcgg catgatgatg 1141 ggccccgggg gcggcggggc cgcgagcctc agcaaggcgg ccgccggctc ggcggcgggg 1201 ggcttccagc gcttcgccgg ccagaaccag cacccgtcgg gggccacccc gaccctcaat 1261 cagctgctca cctcgcccag ccccatgatg cggagctacg gcggcagcta ccccgagtac 1321 agcagcccca gcgcgccgcc gccgccgccg tcgcagcccc agtcccaggc ggcggcggcg 1381 ggggcggcgg cgggcggcca gcaggcggcc gcgggcatgg gcttgggcaa ggacatgggc 1441 gcccagtacg ccgctgccag cccggcctgg gcggccgcgc aacaaaggag tcacccggcg 1501 atgagccccg gcacccccgg accgaccatg ggcagatccc agggcagccc aatggatcca 1561 atggtgatga agagacctca gttgtatggc atgggcagta accctcattc tcagcctcag 1621 cagagcagtc cgtacccagg aggttcctat ggccctccag gcccacagcg gtatccaatt 1681 ggcatccagg gtcggactcc cggggccatg gccggaatgc agtaccctca gcagcagatg 1741 ccacctcagt atggacagca aggtgtgagt ggttactgcc agcagggcca acagccatat 1801 tacagccagc agccgcagcc cccgcacctc ccaccccagg cgcagtatct gccgtcccag 1861 tcccagcaga ggtaccagcc gcagcaggac atgtctcagg aaggctatgg aactagatct 1921 caacctcctc tggcccccgg aaaacctaac catgaagact tgaacttaat acagcaagaa 1981 agaccatcaa gtttaccaga tctgtctggc tccattgatg acctccccac gggaacggaa 2041 gcaactttga gctcagcagt cagtgcatcc gggtccacga gcagccaagg ggatcagagc 2101 aacccggcgc agtcgccttt ctccccacat gcgtcccctc atctctccag catcccgggg 2161 ggcccatctc cctctcctgt tggctctcct gtaggaagca accagtctcg atctggccca 2221 atctctcctg caagtatccc aggtagtcag atgcctccgc agccacccgg gagccagtca 2281 gaatccagtt cccatcccgc cttgagccag tcaccaatgc cacaggaaag aggttttatg 2341 gcaggcacac aaagaaaccc tcagatggct cagtatggac ctcaacagac aggaccatcc 2401 atgtcgcctc atccttctcc tgggggccag atgcatgctg gaatcagtag ctttcagcag 2461 agtaactcaa gtgggactta cggtccacag atgagccagt atggaccaca aggtaactac 2521 tccagacccc cagcgtatag tggggtgccc agtgcaagct acagcggccc agggcccggt 2581 atgggtatca gtgccaacaa ccagatgcat ggacaagggc caagccagcc atgtggtgct 2641 gtgcccctgg gacgaatgcc atcagctggg atgcagaaca gaccatttcc tggaaatatg 2701 agcagcatga cccccagttc tcctggcatg tctcagcagg gagggccagg aatggggccg 2761 ccaatgccaa ctgtgaaccg taaggcacag gaggcagccg cagcagtgat gcaggctgct 2821 gcgaactcag cacaaagcag gcaaggcagt ttccccggca tgaaccagag tggacttatg 2881 gcttccagct ctccctacag ccagcccatg aacaacagct ctagcctgat gaacacgcag 2941 gcgccgccct acagcatggc gcccgccatg gtgaacagct cggcagcatc tgtgggtctt 3001 gcagatatga tgtctcctgg tgaatccaaa ctgcccctgc ctctcaaagc agacggcaaa 3061 gaagaaggca ctccacagcc cgagagcaag tcaaagaagt ccagctcctc caccactact 3121 ggggagaaga tcacgaaggt gtacgagctg gggaatgagc cagagagaaa gctctgggtc 3181 gaccgatacc tcaccttcat ggaagagaga ggctctcctg tctcaagtct gcctgccgtg 3241 ggcaagaagc ccctggacct gttccgactc tacgtctgcg tcaaagagat cgggggtttg 3301 gcccaggtta ataaaaacaa gaagtggcgt gagctggcaa ccaacctaaa cgttggcacc 3361 tcaagcagtg cagcgagctc cctgaaaaag cagtatattc agtacctgtt tgcctttgag 3421 tgcaagatcg aacgtgggga ggagcccccg ccggaagtct tcagcaccgg ggacaccaaa 3481 aagcagccca agctccagcc gccatctcct gctaactcgg gatccttgca aggcccacag 3541 accccccagt caactggcag caattccatg gcagaggttc caggtgacct gaagccacct 3601 accccagcct ccacccctca cggccagatg actccaatgc aaggtggaag aagcagtaca 3661 atcagtgtgc acgacccatt ctcagatgtg agtgattcat ccttcccgaa acggaactcc 3721 atgactccaa acgcccccta ccagcagggc atgagcatgc ccgatgtgat gggcaggatg 3781 ccctatgagc ccaacaagga cccctttggg ggaatgagaa aagtgcctgg aagcagcgag 3841 ccctttatga cgcaaggaca gatgcccaac agcagcatgc aggacatgta caaccaaagt 3901 ccctccggag caatgtctaa cctgggcatg gggcagcgcc agcagtttcc ctatggagcc 3961 agttacgacc gaaggcatga accttatggg cagcagtatc caggccaagg ccctccctcg 4021 ggacagccgc cgtatggagg gcaccagccc ggcctgtacc cacagcagcc gaattacaaa 4081 cgccatatgg acggcatgta cgggccccca gccaagcgcc acgagggcga catgtacaac 4141 atgcagtaca gcagccagca gcaggagatg tacaaccagt atggaggctc ctactcgggc 4201 ccggaccgca ggcccatcca gggccagtac ccgtatccct acagcaggga gaggatgcag 4261 ggcccggggc agatccagac acacggaatc ccgcctcaga tgatgggcgg cccgctgcag 4321 tcgtcctcca gtgaggggcc tcagcagaat atgtgggcag cacgcaatga tatgccttat 4381 ccctaccaga acaggcaggg ccctggcggc cctacacagg cgccccctta cccaggcatg 4441 aaccgcacag acgatatgat ggtacccgat cagaggataa atcatgagag ccagtggcct 4501 tctcacgtca gccagcgtca gccttatatg tcgtcctcag cctccatgca gcccatcaca 4561 cgcccaccac agccgtccta ccagacgcca ccgtcactgc caaatcacat ctccagggcg 4621 cccagcccag cgtccttcca gcgctccctg gagaaccgca tgtctccaag caagtctcct 4681 tttctgccgt ctatgaagat gcagaaggtc atgcccacgg tccccacatc ccaggtcacc 4741 gggccaccac cccaaccacc cccaatcaga agggagatca cctttcctcc tggctcagta 4801 gaagcatcac aaccagtctt gaaacaaagg cgaaagatta cctccaaaga tatcgttact 4861 cctgaggcgt ggcgtgtgat gatgtccctt aaatcaggtc ttttggctga gagtacgtgg 4921 gctttggaca ctattaatat tcttctgtat gatgacagca ctgttgctac tttcaatctc 4981 tcccagttgt ctggatttct cgaactttta gtcgagtact ttagaaaatg cctgattgac 5041 atttttggaa ttcttatgga atatgaagtg ggagacccca gccaaaaagc acttgatcac 5101 aacgcagcaa ggaaggatga cagccagtcc ttggcagacg attctgggaa agaggaggaa 5161 gatgctgaat gtattgatga cgacgaggaa gacgaggagg atgaggagga agacagcgag 5221 aagacagaaa gcgatgaaaa gagcagcatc gctctgactg ccccggacgc cgctgcagac 5281 ccaaaggaga agcccaagca agccagtaag ttcgacaagc tgccaataaa gatagtcaaa 5341 aagaacaacc tgtttgttgt tgaccgatct gacaagttgg ggcgtgtgca ggagttcaat 5401 agtggccttc tgcactggca gctcggcggg ggtgacacca ccgagcacat tcagactcac 5461 tttgagagca agatggaaat tcctcctcgc aggcgcccac ctcccccctt aagctccgca 5521 ggtagaaaga aagagcaaga aggcaaaggc gactctgaag agcagcaaga gaaaagcatc 5581 atagcaacca tcgatgacgt cctctctgct cggccagggg cattgcctga agacgcaaac 5641 cctgggcccc agaccgaaag cagtaagttt ccctttggta tccagcaagc caaaagtcac 5701 cggaacatca agctgctgga ggacgagccc aggagccgag acgagactcc tctgtgtacc 5761 atcgcgcact ggcaggactc gctggctaag cgatgcatct gtgtgtccaa tattgtccgt 5821 agcttgtcat tcgtgcctgg caatgatgcc gaaatgtcca aacatccagg cctggtgctg 5881 atcctgggga agctgattct tcttcaccac gagcatccag agagaaagcg agcaccgcag 5941 acctatgaga aagaggagga tgaggacaag ggggtggcct gcagcaaaga tgagtggtgg 6001 tgggactgcc tcgaggtctt gagggataac acgttggtca cgttggccaa catttccggg 6061 cagctagact tgtctgctta cacggaaagc atctgcttgc caattttgga tggcttgctg 6121 cactggatgg tgtgcccgtc tgcagaggca caagatccct ttccaactgt gggacccaac 6181 tcggtcctgt cgcctcagag acttgtgctg gagaccctct gtaaactcag tatccaggac 6241 aataatgtgg acctgatctt ggccactcct ccatttagtc gtcaggagaa attctatgct 6301 acattagtta ggtacgttgg ggatcgcaaa aacccagtct gtcgagaaat gtccatggcg 6361 cttttatcga accttgccca aggggacgca ctagcagcaa gggccatagc tgtgcagaaa 6421 ggaagcattg gaaacttgat aagcttccta gaggatgggg tcacgatggc ccagtaccag 6481 cagagccagc acaacctcat gcacatgcag cccccgcccc tggaaccacc tagcgtagac 6541 atgatgtgca gggcggccaa ggctttgcta gccatggcca gagtggacga aaaccgctcg 6601 gaattccttt tgcacgaggg ccggttgctg gatatctcga tatcagctgt cctgaactct 6661 ctggttgcat ctgtcatctg tgatgtactg tttcagattg ggcagttatg acataagtga 6721 gaaggcaagc atgtgtgagt gaagattaga gggtcacata taactggctg ttttctgttc 6781 ttgtttatcc agcgtaggaa gaaggaaaag aaaatctttg ctcctctgcc ccattcacta 6841 tttaccaatt gggaattaaa gaaataatta atttgaacag ttatgaaatt aatatttgct 6901 gtctgtgtgt ataagtacat cctttggggt tttttttttc tctttttttt aaccaaagtt 6961 gctgtctagt gcattcaaag gtcacttttt gttcttcaca gatcttttta atgttctttc 7021 ccatgttgta ttgcattttt gggggaagca aattgacttt aaagaaaaaa gttgtggcaa 7081 aagatgctaa gatgcgaaaa tttcaccaca ctgagtcaaa aaggtgaaaa attatccatt 7141 tcctatgcgt tttactcctc agagaatgaa aaaaactgca tcccatcacc caaagttctg 7201 tgcaatagaa atttctacag atacaggtat aggggctcaa ggaggtatgt cggtcagtag 7261 tcaaaactat gaaatgatac tggtttctcc acaggaatat ggttccatta ggctgggagc 7321 aaaaacaatg ttttttaaga ttgagaatac atacctgaca acgatccgga aactgctcct 7381 caccactccc gtcatgcctg ctgtcggcgt ttgaccttcc acgtgacagt tcttcacaat 7441 tcctttcatc attttttaaa tatttttttt actgcctatg ggctgtgatg tatatagaag 7501 ttgtacatta aacataccct catttttttc ttttcttttt tttttttttt tttagtacaa 7561 agttttagtt tctttttcat gatgtggtaa ctacgaagtg atggtagatt taaataattt 7621 tttattttta ttttatatat tttttcatta gggccatatc tccaaaaaaa gaaagaaaaa 7681 atacaaaaaa caaaaacaaa aaaaaaagag ggtaatgtac aagtttctgt atgtataaag 7741 tcatgctcga tttcaggaga gcagctgatc acaatttgct tcatgaatca aggtgtggaa 7801 atggttatat atggattgat ttagaaaatg gttaccagta cagtcaaaaa agagaaaatg 7861 aaaaaaatac aactaaaagg aagaaacaca acttcaaaga tttttcagtg atgagaatcc 7921 acatttgtat ttcaagataa tgtagtttaa aaaaaaaaaa aagaaaaaaa cttgatgtaa 7981 attcctcctt ttcctctggc ttaatgaata tcatttattc agtataaaat ctttatatgt 8041 tccacatgtt aagaataaat gtacattaaa tcttgttaag cactgtgatg ggtgttcttg 8101 aatactgttc tagtttcctt aaagtggttt cctagtaatc aagttattta caagaaatag 8161 gggaatgcag cagtgtattc acattataaa accctacatt tggaagagac ctttaggggt 8221 tacctacttt agagtgggga gcaacagttt gattttctca aattacttag ctaattagtc 8281 tttctttgaa gcaattaact ctaacgacat tgaggtatga tcattttcag tatttatggg 8341 aggtggctgc tgacccactt gaggtgagat ctcagaagct taactggcct gaaaatgtaa 8401 cattctgcct tttactaact ccatcttagt ttaatcaaag ttcaatctat tccttgtttc 8461 ttctgtgtgc ctcagagtta ttttgcattt agtttactcc accgtgtata atatttatac 8521 tgtgcaatgt taaaaaagaa tctgttatat tgtatgtggt gtacatagtg caaagtgatg 8581 atttctattt cagggcatat tatggttctc atattccttc ctacctggtg cacagtagct 8641 ttttaatact agtcacttct aatttaaact ttctcttcct gggtcattga ctgttactgt 8701 gtaataatcg atttctttga aactgctgca taattatgct gttagtggac ctctacctct 8761 tctcttccct ctcccaatca cagtatactc agaatcccca gcccctcgca tacattgtgt 8821 cggttcacat tactcacagt aatatatgga agagttagac aagaacatgc agttacagtc 8881 attgtgagac gtgactctcc agtgtcacga ggaaaaaaat catcttttct gcaaacagtc 8941 tctcatctgt caactcccac attactgagt caaacagtct tcttacataa caatgcaacc 9001 aaatatatgt tgaattaaag acccatttat aattctgctt taaatacatc tgcttgctaa 9061 gaacagattt cagtgctcca agcttcaaat atggagattt gtaagaggga attcaatatt 9121 attctaattt ctctcttaca gagtacaaat aaaaggtgta tacaaactcc gaacatatcc 9181 agtattccaa ttcctttgtc aatcagaaga gtaaaataat taacaaaaga ctgttgttat 9241 ggtttgcatt gtaaccgata cgcagagtct gaccgttggg caacaagttt ttctatcctg 9301 atgcgcaaca cagtctctag agactaatcc aggaagactt tagcctcctt tccatattct 9361 cacccccgaa tcaagattta cagaagccca cgaagaattt acagcctgct tgagatcatc 9421 ttgcctataa actgagttat tgctttgtcc taaaaattag tcggtttttt tttttctatg 9481 aggcttttca gaaatttaca ggatgcccag actttacatg tgtaccaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 9541 gataaaaaat aaaggtgcaa agaaagttta gtattttgga atggtgctat aaagttgaaa 9601 aaaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 36 Human ARID1B Amino Acid Sequence isoform A (NP_059989.2) 1 mahnagaaaa agthsaksgg seaalkeggs aaalssssss saaaaaasss sssgpgsame 61 tgllpnhklk tvgeapaapp hqqhhhhhha hhhhhhahhl hhhhalqqql nqfqqqqqqq 121 qqqqqqqqqq qhpisnnnsl ggagggapqp gpdmeqpqhg gakdsaaggq adppgpplls 181 kpgdeddapp kmgepaggry ehpglgalgt qqppvavpgg gggpaavpef nnyygsaapa 241 sggpggragp cfdqhggqqs pgmgmmhsas aaaagapgsm dplqnshegy pnsqcnhypg 301 ysrpgagggg gggggggggs ggggggggag aggagagava aaaaaaaaaa gggggggygg 361 ssagygvlss prqqgggmmm gpggggaasl skaaagsaag gfqrfaggnq hpsgatptln 421 qlltspspmm rsyggsypey sspsappppp sgpgsgaaaa gaaaggqqaa agmglgkdmg 481 aqyaaaspaw aaaggrshpa mspgtpgptm grsqgspmdp mvmkrpglyg mgsnphsgpg 541 qsspypggsy gppgpqrypi giqgrtpgam agmgypqqqm ppgyggggvs gycqqgqqpy 601 ysggpqpphl ppgagylpsq sggrygpqqd msgegygtrs qpplapgkpn hedlnligge 661 rpsslpdlsg siddlptgte atlssaysas gstssggdgs npaqspfsph asphlssipg 721 gpspspvgsp vgsnqsrsgp ispasipgsq mppgppgsgs essshpalsq spmpqergfm 781 agtgrnpqma gygpggtgps msphpspggq mhagissfqg snssgtygpq msgygpggny 841 srppaysgvp sasysgpgpg mgisannqmh gggpsgpcga vplgrmpsag mqnrpfpgnm 901 ssmtpsspgm sqqggpgmgp pmptvnrkaq eaaaavmqaa ansagsrggs fpgmngsglm 961 assspysgpm nnssslmntq appysmapam vnssaasvgl admmspgesk lplplkadgk 1021 eegtpqpesk skkssssttt gekitkvyel gneperklwv dryltfmeer gspvsslpav 1081 gkkpldlfrl yvcvkeiggl aqvnknkkwr elatnlnvgt sssaasslkk gyigylfafe 1141 ckiergeepp pevfstgdtk kgpklgppsp ansgslggpg tpgstgsnsm aevpgdlkpp 1201 tpastphgqm tpmqggrsst isvhdpfsdv sdssfpkrns mtpnapyggg msmpdvmgrm 1261 pyepnkdpfg gmrkvpgsse pfmtqgqmpn ssmgdmyngs psgamsnlgm ggrqqfpyga 1321 sydrrhepyg ggypgggpps ggppygghgp glypqqpnyk rhmdgmygpp akrhegdmyn 1381 mgyssqggem ynqyggsysg pdrrpigggy pypysrermq gpggigthgi ppqmmggplq 1441 ssssegpqqn mwaarndmpy pygnrggpgg ptqappypgm nrtddmmvpd grinhesqwp 1501 shvsgrqpym sssasmqpit rppgpsygtp pslpnhisra pspasfqrsl enrmspsksp 1561 flpsmkmqkv mptvptsqvt gpppqpppir reitfppgsv easgpvlkgr rkitskdivt 1621 peawrvmmsl ksgllaestw aldtinilly ddstvatfnl sqlsgflell veyfrkclid 1681 ifgilmeyev gdpsqkaldh naarkddsqs laddsgkeee daecidddee deedeeedse 1741 ktesdekssi altapdaaad pkekpkgask fdklpikivk knnlfvvdrs dklgrvgefn 1801 sgllhwqlgg gdttehigth feskmeippr rrpppplssa grkkeqegkg dseeggeksi 1861 iatiddvlsa rpgalpedan pgpqtesskf pfgiqqaksh rniklledep rsrdetplct 1921 iahwqdslak rcicvsnivr slsfvpgnda emskhpglvl ilgklillhh ehperkrapq 1981 tyekeededk gvacskdeww wdclevlrdn tivtlanisg gldlsaytes iclpildgll 2041 hwmvcpsaea gdpfptvgpn svlspqrlvl eticklsiqd nnvdlilatp pfsrqekfya 2101 tivryvgdrk npvcremsma llsnlaggda laaraiavqk gsignlisfl edgvtmagyg 2161 gsghnlmhmq pppleppsvd mmcraakall amarvdenrs efllhegrll disisavins 2221 lvasvicdvl fgiggl SEQ ID NO: 37 Human ARID1B cDNA Sequence Variant 2 (NM_020732.3, CDS: from 1 to 6750) 1 atggcccata acgcgggcgc cgcggccgcc gccggcaccc acagcgccaa gagcggcggc 61 tccgaggcgg ctctcaagga gggtggaagc gccgccgcgc tgtcctcctc ctcctcctcc 121 tccgcggcgg cagcggcggc atcctcttcc tcctcgtcgg gcccgggctc ggccatggag 181 acggggctgc tccccaacca caaactgaaa accgttggcg aagcccccgc cgcgccgccc 241 caccagcagc accaccacca ccaccatgcc caccaccacc accaccatgc ccaccacctc 301 caccaccacc acgcactaca gcagcagcta aaccagttcc agcagcagca gcagcagcag 361 caacagcagc agcagcagca gcagcaacag caacatccca tttccaacaa caacagcttg 421 ggcggcgcgg gcggcggcgc gcctcagccc ggccccgaca tggagcagcc gcaacatgga 481 ggcgccaagg acagtgctgc gggcggccag gccgaccccc cgggcccgcc gctgctgagc 541 aagccgggcg acgaggacga cgcgccgccc aagatggggg agccggcggg cggccgctac 601 gagcacccgg gcttgggcgc cctgggcacg cagcagccgc cggtcgccgt gcccgggggc 661 ggcggcggcc cggcggccgt cccggagttt aataattact atggcagcgc tgcccctgcg 721 agcggcggcc ccggcggccg cgctgggcct tgctttgatc aacatggcgg acaacaaagc 781 cccgggatgg ggatgatgca ctccgcctcc gccgccgccg ccggggcccc cggcagcatg 841 gaccccctgc agaactccca cgaagggtac cccaacagcc agtgcaacca ttatccgggc 901 tacagccggc ccggcgcggg cggcggcggc ggcggcggcg gcggaggagg aggaggcagc 961 ggaggaggag gaggaggagg aggagcagga gcaggaggag caggagcggg agctgtggcg 1021 gcggcggccg cggcggcggc ggcagcagca ggaggcggcg gcggcggcgg ctatgggggc 1081 tcgtccgcgg ggtacggggt gctgagctcc ccccggcagc agggcggcgg catgatgatg 1141 ggccccgggg gcggcggggc cgcgagcctc agcaaggcgg ccgccggctc ggcggcgggg 1201 ggcttccagc gcttcgccgg ccagaaccag cacccgtcgg gggccacccc gaccctcaat 1261 cagctgctca cctcgcccag ccccatgatg cggagctacg gcggcagcta ccccgagtac 1321 agcagcccca gcgcgccgcc gccgccgccg tcgcagcccc agtcccaggc ggcggcggcg 1381 ggggcggcgg cgggcggcca gcaggcggcc gcgggcatgg gcttgggcaa ggacatgggc 1441 gcccagtacg ccgctgccag cccggcctgg gcggccgcgc aacaaaggag tcacccggcg 1501 atgagccccg gcacccccgg accgaccatg ggcagatccc agggcagccc aatggatcca 1561 atggtgatga agagacctca gttgtatggc atgggcagta accctcattc tcagcctcag 1621 cagagcagtc cgtacccagg aggttcctat ggccctccag gcccacagcg gtatccaatt 1681 ggcatccagg gtcggactcc cggggccatg gccggaatgc agtaccctca gcagcaggac 1741 tctggagatg ccacatggaa agaaacattc tggttgatgc cacctcagta tggacagcaa 1801 ggtgtgagtg gttactgcca gcagggccaa cagccatatt acagccagca gccgcagccc 1861 ccgcacctcc caccccaggc gcagtatctg ccgtcccagt cccagcagag gtaccagccg 1921 cagcaggaca tgtctcagga aggctatgga actagatctc aacctcctct ggcccccgga 1981 aaacctaacc atgaagactt gaacttaata cagcaagaaa gaccatcaag tttaccagat 2041 ctgtctggct ccattgatga cctccccacg ggaacggaag caactttgag ctcagcagtc 2101 agtgcatccg ggtccacgag cagccaaggg gatcagagca acccggcgca gtcgcctttc 2161 tccccacatg cgtcccctca tctctccagc atcccggggg gcccatctcc ctctcctgtt 2221 ggctctcctg taggaagcaa ccagtctcga tctggcccaa tctctcctgc aagtatccca 2281 ggtagtcaga tgcctccgca gccacccggg agccagtcag aatccagttc ccatcccgcc 2341 ttgagccagt caccaatgcc acaggaaaga ggttttatgg caggcacaca aagaaaccct 2401 cagatggctc agtatggacc tcaacagaca ggaccatcca tgtcgcctca tccttctcct 2461 gggggccaga tgcatgctgg aatcagtagc tttcagcaga gtaactcaag tgggacttac 2521 ggtccacaga tgagccagta tggaccacaa ggtaactact ccagaccccc agcgtatagt 2581 ggggtgccca gtgcaagcta cagcggccca gggcccggta tgggtatcag tgccaacaac 2641 cagatgcatg gacaagggcc aagccagcca tgtggtgctg tgcccctggg acgaatgcca 2701 tcagctggga tgcagaacag accatttcct ggaaatatga gcagcatgac ccccagttct 2761 cctggcatgt ctcagcaggg agggccagga atggggccgc caatgccaac tgtgaaccgt 2821 aaggcacagg aggcagccgc agcagtgatg caggctgctg cgaactcagc acaaagcagg 2881 caaggcagtt tccccggcat gaaccagagt ggacttatgg cttccagctc tccctacagc 2941 cagcccatga acaacagctc tagcctgatg aacacgcagg cgccgcccta cagcatggcg 3001 cccgccatgg tgaacagctc ggcagcatct gtgggtcttg cagatatgat gtctcctggt 3061 gaatccaaac tgcccctgcc tctcaaagca gacggcaaag aagaaggcac tccacagccc 3121 gagagcaagt caaagaagtc cagctcctcc accactactg gggagaagat cacgaaggtg 3181 tacgagctgg ggaatgagcc agagagaaag ctctgggtcg accgatacct caccttcatg 3241 gaagagagag gctctcctgt ctcaagtctg cctgccgtgg gcaagaagcc cctggacctg 3301 ttccgactct acgtctgcgt caaagagatc gggggtttgg cccaggttaa taaaaacaag 3361 aagtggcgtg agctggcaac caacctaaac gttggcacct caagcagtgc agcgagctcc 3421 ctgaaaaagc agtatattca gtacctgttt gcctttgagt gcaagatcga acgtggggag 3481 gagcccccgc cggaagtctt cagcaccggg gacaccaaaa agcagcccaa gctccagccg 3541 ccatctcctg ctaactcggg atccttgcaa ggcccacaga ccccccagtc aactggcagc 3601 aattccatgg cagaggttcc aggtgacctg aagccaccta ccccagcctc cacccctcac 3661 ggccagatga ctccaatgca aggtggaaga agcagtacaa tcagtgtgca cgacccattc 3721 tcagatgtga gtgattcatc cttcccgaaa cggaactcca tgactccaaa cgccccctac 3781 cagcagggca tgagcatgcc cgatgtgatg ggcaggatgc cctatgagcc caacaaggac 3841 ccctttgggg gaatgagaaa agtgcctgga agcagcgagc cctttatgac gcaaggacag 3901 atgcccaaca gcagcatgca ggacatgtac aaccaaagtc cctccggagc aatgtctaac 3961 ctgggcatgg ggcagcgcca gcagtttccc tatggagcca gttacgaccg aaggcatgaa 4021 ccttatgggc agcagtatcc aggccaaggc cctccctcgg gacagccgcc gtatggaggg 4081 caccagcccg gcctgtaccc acagcagccg aattacaaac gccatatgga cggcatgtac 4141 gggcccccag ccaagcgcca cgagggcgac atgtacaaca tgcagtacag cagccagcag 4201 caggagatgt acaaccagta tggaggctcc tactcgggcc cggaccgcag gcccatccag 4261 ggccagtacc cgtatcccta cagcagggag aggatgcagg gcccggggca gatccagaca 4321 cacggaatcc cgcctcagat gatgggcggc ccgctgcagt cgtcctccag tgaggggcct 4381 cagcagaata tgtgggcagc acgcaatgat atgccttatc cctaccagaa caggcagggc 4441 cctggcggcc ctacacaggc gcccccttac ccaggcatga accgcacaga cgatatgatg 4501 gtacccgatc agaggataaa tcatgagagc cagtggcctt ctcacgtcag ccagcgtcag 4561 ccttatatgt cgtcctcagc ctccatgcag cccatcacac gcccaccaca gccgtcctac 4621 cagacgccac cgtcactgcc aaatcacatc tccagggcgc ccagcccagc gtccttccag 4681 cgctccctgg agaaccgcat gtctccaagc aagtctcctt ttctgccgtc tatgaagatg 4741 cagaaggtca tgcccacggt ccccacatcc caggtcaccg ggccaccacc ccaaccaccc 4801 ccaatcagaa gggagatcac ctttcctcct ggctcagtag aagcatcaca accagtcttg 4861 aaacaaaggc gaaagattac ctccaaagat atcgttactc ctgaggcgtg gcgtgtgatg 4921 atgtccctta aatcaggtct tttggctgag agtacgtggg ctttggacac tattaatatt 4981 cttctgtatg atgacagcac tgttgctact ttcaatctct cccagttgtc tggatttctc 5041 gaacttttag tcgagtactt tagaaaatgc ctgattgaca tttttggaat tcttatggaa 5101 tatgaagtgg gagaccccag ccaaaaagca cttgatcaca acgcagcaag gaaggatgac 5161 agccagtcct tggcagacga ttctgggaaa gaggaggaag atgctgaatg tattgatgac 5221 gacgaggaag acgaggagga tgaggaggaa gacagcgaga agacagaaag cgatgaaaag 5281 agcagcatcg ctctgactgc cccggacgcc gctgcagacc caaaggagaa gcccaagcaa 5341 gccagtaagt tcgacaagct gccaataaag atagtcaaaa agaacaacct gtttgttgtt 5401 gaccgatctg acaagttggg gcgtgtgcag gagttcaata gtggccttct gcactggcag 5461 ctcggcgggg gtgacaccac cgagcacatt cagactcact ttgagagcaa gatggaaatt 5521 cctcctcgca ggcgcccacc tcccccctta agctccgcag gtagaaagaa agagcaagaa 5581 ggcaaaggcg actctgaaga gcagcaagag aaaagcatca tagcaaccat cgatgacgtc 5641 ctctctgctc ggccaggggc attgcctgaa gacgcaaacc ctgggcccca gaccgaaagc 5701 agtaagtttc cctttggtat ccagcaagcc aaaagtcacc ggaacatcaa gctgctggag 5761 gacgagccca ggagccgaga cgagactcct ctgtgtacca tcgcgcactg gcaggactcg 5821 ctggctaagc gatgcatctg tgtgtccaat attgtccgta gcttgtcatt cgtgcctggc 5881 aatgatgccg aaatgtccaa acatccaggc ctggtgctga tcctggggaa gctgattctt 5941 cttcaccacg agcatccaga gagaaagcga gcaccgcaga cctatgagaa agaggaggat 6001 gaggacaagg gggtggcctg cagcaaagat gagtggtggt gggactgcct cgaggtcttg 6061 agggataaca cgttggtcac gttggccaac atttccgggc agctagactt gtctgcttac 6121 acggaaagca tctgcttgcc aattttggat ggcttgctgc actggatggt gtgcccgtct 6181 gcagaggcac aagatccctt tccaactgtg ggacccaact cggtcctgtc gcctcagaga 6241 cttgtgctgg agaccctctg taaactcagt atccaggaca ataatgtgga cctgatcttg 6301 gccactcctc catttagtcg tcaggagaaa ttctatgcta cattagttag gtacgttggg 6361 gatcgcaaaa acccagtctg tcgagaaatg tccatggcgc ttttatcgaa ccttgcccaa 6421 ggggacgcac tagcagcaag ggccatagct gtgcagaaag gaagcattgg aaacttgata 6481 agcttcctag aggatggggt cacgatggcc cagtaccagc agagccagca caacctcatg 6541 cacatgcagc ccccgcccct ggaaccacct agcgtagaca tgatgtgcag ggcggccaag 6601 gctttgctag ccatggccag agtggacgaa aaccgctcgg aattcctttt gcacgagggc 6661 cggttgctgg atatctcgat atcagctgtc ctgaactctc tggttgcatc tgtcatctgt 6721 gatgtactgt ttcagattgg gcagttatga cataagtgag aaggcaagca tgtgtgagtg 6781 aagattagag ggtcacatat aactggctgt tttctgttct tgtttatcca gcgtaggaag 6841 aaggaaaaga aaatctttgc tcctctgccc cattcactat ttaccaattg ggaattaaag 6901 aaataattaa tttgaacagt tatgaaatta atatttgctg tctgtgtgta taagtacatc 6961 ctttggggtt ttttttttct ctttttttta accaaagttg ctgtctagtg cattcaaagg 7021 tcactttttg ttcttcacag atctttttaa tgttctttcc catgttgtat tgcatttttg 7081 ggggaagcaa attgacttta aagaaaaaag ttgtggcaaa agatgctaag atgcgaaaat 7141 ttcaccacac tgagtcaaaa aggtgaaaaa ttatccattt cctatgcgtt ttactcctca 7201 gagaatgaaa aaaactgcat cccatcaccc aaagttctgt gcaatagaaa tttctacaga 7261 tacaggtata ggggctcaag gaggtatgtc ggtcagtagt caaaactatg aaatgatact 7321 ggtttctcca caggaatatg gttccattag gctgggagca aaaacaatgt tttttaagat 7381 tgagaataca tacctgacaa cgatccggaa actgctcctc accactcccg tcatgcctgc 7441 tgtcggcgtt tgaccttcca cgtgacagtt cttcacaatt cctttcatca ttttttaaat 7501 atttttttta ctgcctatgg gctgtgatgt atatagaagt tgtacattaa acataccctc 7561 atttttttct tttctttttt tttttttttt ttagtacaaa gttttagttt ctttttcatg 7621 atgtggtaac tacgaagtga tggtagattt aaataatttt ttatttttat tttatatatt 7681 ttttcattag ggccatatct ccaaaaaaag aaagaaaaaa tacaaaaaac aaaaacaaaa 7741 aaaaaagagg gtaatgtaca agtttctgta tgtataaagt catgctcgat ttcaggagag 7801 cagctgatca caatttgctt catgaatcaa ggtgtggaaa tggttatata tggattgatt 7861 tagaaaatgg ttaccagtac agtcaaaaaa gagaaaatga aaaaaataca actaaaagga 7921 agaaacacaa cttcaaagat ttttcagtga tgagaatcca catttgtatt tcaagataat 7981 gtagtttaaa aaaaaaaaaa agaaaaaaac ttgatgtaaa ttcctccttt tcctctggct 8041 taatgaatat catttattca gtataaaatc tttatatgtt ccacatgtta agaataaatg 8101 tacattaaat cttgttaagc actgtgatgg gtgttcttga atactgttct agtttcctta 8161 aagtggtttc ctagtaatca agttatttac aagaaatagg ggaatgcagc agtgtattca 8221 cattataaaa ccctacattt ggaagagacc tttaggggtt acctacttta gagtggggag 8281 caacagtttg attttctcaa attacttagc taattagtct ttctttgaag caattaactc 8341 taacgacatt gaggtatgat cattttcagt atttatggga ggtggctgct gacccacttg 8401 aggtgagatc tcagaagctt aactggcctg aaaatgtaac attctgcctt ttactaactc 8461 catcttagtt taatcaaagt tcaatctatt ccttgtttct tctgtgtgcc tcagagttat 8521 tttgcattta gtttactcca ccgtgtataa tatttatact gtgcaatgtt aaaaaagaat 8581 ctgttatatt gtatgtggtg tacatagtgc aaagtgatga tttctatttc agggcatatt 8641 atggttctca tattccttcc tacctggtgc acagtagctt tttaatacta gtcacttcta 8701 atttaaactt tctcttcctg ggtcattgac tgttactgtg taataatcga tttctttgaa 8761 actgctgcat aattatgctg ttagtggacc tctacctctt ctcttccctc tcccaatcac 8821 agtatactca gaatccccag cccctcgcat acattgtgtc ggttcacatt actcacagta 8881 atatatggaa gagttagaca agaacatgca gttacagtca ttgtgagacg tgactctcca 8941 gtgtcacgag gaaaaaaatc atcttttctg caaacagtct ctcatctgtc aactcccaca 9001 ttactgagtc aaacagtctt cttacataac aatgcaacca aatatatgtt gaattaaaga 9061 cccatttata attctgcttt aaatacatct gcttgctaag aacagatttc agtgctccaa 9121 gcttcaaata tggagatttg taagagggaa ttcaatatta ttctaatttc tctcttacag 9181 agtacaaata aaaggtgtat acaaactccg aacatatcca gtattccaat tcctttgtca 9241 atcagaagag taaaataatt aacaaaagac tgttgttatg gtttgcattg taaccgatac 9301 gcagagtctg accgttgggc aacaagtttt tctatcctga tgcgcaacac agtctctaga 9361 gactaatcca ggaagacttt agcctccttt ccatattctc acccccgaat caagatttac 9421 agaagcccac gaagaattta cagcctgctt gagatcatct tgcctataaa ctgagttatt 9481 gctttgtcct aaaaattagt cggttttttt ttttctatga ggcttttcag aaatttacag 9541 gatgcccaga ctttacatgt gtaccaaaaa aaaaaaaaag ataaaaaata aaggtgcaaa 9601 gaaagtttag tattttggaa tggtgctata aagttgaaaa aaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 38 Human ARID1B Amino Acid Sequence isoform B (NP_065783.3) 1 mahnagaaaa agthsaksgg seaalkeggs aaalssssss saaaaaasss sssgpgsame 61 tgllpnhklk tvgeapaapp hqqhhhhhha hhhhhhahhl hhhhalqqql nqfqqqqqqq 121 qqqqqqqqqq qhpisnnnsl ggagggapqp gpdmeqpqhg gakdsaaggq adppgpplls 181 kpgdeddapp kmgepaggry ehpglgalgt qqppvavpgg gggpaavpef nnyygsaapa 241 sggpggragp cfdqhggqqs pgmgmmhsas aaaagapgsm dplqnshegy pnsqcnhypg 301 ysrpgagggg gggggggggs ggggggggag aggagagava aaaaaaaaaa gggggggygg 361 ssagygvlss prqqgggmmm gpggggaasl skaaagsaag gfqrfaggnq hpsgatptln 421 qlltspspmm rsyggsypey sspsappppp sqpgsgaaaa gaaaggqqaa agmglgkdmg 481 aqyaaaspaw aaaqqrshpa mspgtpgptm grsqgspmdp mvmkrpglyg mgsnphsqpq 541 qsspypggsy gppgpqrypi giqgrtpgam agmqypqqqd sgdatwketf wlmppqyggq 601 gvsgycqqgq qpyysqqpqp phlppgagyl psqsqqryqp qqdmsgegyg trsqpplapg 661 kpnhedlnli ggerpsslpd lsgsiddlpt gteatlssav sasgstssqg dqsnpaqspf 721 sphasphlss ipggpspspv gspvgsnqsr sgpispasip gsqmppqppg sqsessshpa 781 lsgspmpger gfmagtqrnp qmagygpqqt gpsmsphpsp ggqmhagiss fqqsnssgty 841 gpqmsqygpq gnysrppays gvpsasysgp gpgmgisann qmhgqgpsqp cgavplgrmp 901 sagmqnrpfp gnmssmtpss pgmsqqggpg mgppmptvnr kaqeaaaavm qaaansagsr 961 qgsfpgmnqs glmassspys qpmnnssslm ntqappysma pamvnssaas vgladmmspg 1021 esklplplka dgkeegtpqp eskskkssss tttgekitkv yelgneperk lwvdryltfm 1081 eergspvssl pavgkkpldl frlyvcvkei gglaqvnknk kwrelatnln vgtsssaass 1141 lkkgyigylf afeckierge epppevfstg dtkkuklqp pspansgslq gpqtpcistgs 1201 nsmaevpgdl kpptpastph gqmtpmqggr sstisvhdpf sdvsdssfpk rnsmtpnapy 1261 qqgmsmpdvm grmpyepnkd pfggmrkvpg ssepfmtqgq mpnssmqdmy nqspsgamsn 1321 lgmgqrqqfp ygasydrrhe pygqqypgqg ppsgqppygg hqpglypqqp nykrhmdgmy 1381 gppakrhegd mynmgyssqg qemynqyggs ysgpdrrpiq gqypypysre rmqgpgqiqt 1441 hgippqmmgg plqssssegp qqnmwaarnd mpypyqnrqg pggptqappy pgmnrtddmm 1501 vpdqrinhes qwpshvsqrq pymsssasmq pitrppgpsy qtppslpnhi srapspasfq 1561 rslenrmsps kspflpsmkm qkvmptvpts qvtgpppqpp pirreitfpp gsveasqpvl 1621 kqrrkitskd ivtpeawrvm mslksgllae stwaldtini llyddstvat fnlsqlsgfl 1681 ellveyfrkc lidifgilme yevgdpsqka ldhnaarkdd sqsladdsgk eeedaecidd 1741 deedeedeee dsektesdek ssialtapda aadpkekpkq askfdklpik ivkknnlfvv 1801 drsdklgrvq efnsgllhwq lgggdttehi qthfeskmei pprrrppppl ssagrkkeqe 1861 gkgdseeqqe ksiiatiddv lsarpgalpe danpgpqtes skfpfgiqqa kshrniklle 1921 deprsrdetp lctiahwqds lakrcicvsn ivrslsfvpg ndaemskhpg lvlilgklil 1981 lhhehperkr apqtyekeed edkgvacskd ewwwdclevl rdntivtlan isgqldlsay 2041 tesiclpild gllhwmvcps aeaqdpfptv gpnsvlspqr lvletickls iqdnnvdlil 2101 atppfsrqek fyativryvg drknpvcrem smallsnlaq gdalaaraia vqkgsignli 2161 sfledgvtma qyqqsqhnlm hmqppplepp svdmmcraak allamarvde nrsefllheg 2221 rlldisisav lnslvasvic dvlfgigql SEQ ID NO: 39 Human ARID1B cDNA Sequence Variant 3 (NM_001346813.1, CDS: from 76 to 6945) 1 gggggcggcg gcgacggcgg cggcggcctg aacagtgtgc accaccaccc cctgctcccc 61 cgtcacgaac tcaacatggc ccataacgcg ggcgccgcgg ccgccgccgg cacccacagc 121 gccaagagcg gcggctccga ggcggctctc aaggagggtg gaagcgccgc cgcgctgtcc 181 tcctcctcct cctcctccgc ggcggcagcg gcggcatcct cttcctcctc gtcgggcccg 241 ggctcggcca tggagacggg gctgctcccc aaccacaaac tgaaaaccgt tggcgaagcc 301 cccgccgcgc cgccccacca gcagcaccac caccaccacc atgcccacca ccaccaccac 361 catgcccacc acctccacca ccaccacgca ctacagcagc agctaaacca gttccagcag 421 cagcagcagc agcagcaaca gcagcagcag cagcagcagc aacagcaaca tcccatttcc 481 aacaacaaca gcttgggcgg cgcgggcggc ggcgcgcctc agcccggccc cgacatggag 541 cagccgcaac atggaggcgc caaggacagt gctgcgggcg gccaggccga ccccccgggc 601 ccgccgctgc tgagcaagcc gggcgacgag gacgacgcgc cgcccaagat gggggagccg 661 gcgggcggcc gctacgagca cccgggcttg ggcgccctgg gcacgcagca gccgccggtc 721 gccgtgcccg ggggcggcgg cggcccggcg gccgtcccgg agtttaataa ttactatggc 781 agcgctgccc ctgcgagcgg cggccccggc ggccgcgctg ggccttgctt tgatcaacat 841 ggcggacaac aaagccccgg gatggggatg atgcactccg cctccgccgc cgccgccggg 901 gcccccggca gcatggaccc cctgcagaac tcccacgaag ggtaccccaa cagccagtgc 961 aaccattatc cgggctacag ccggcccggc gcgggcggcg gcggcggcgg cggcggcgga 1021 ggaggaggag gcagcggagg aggaggagga ggaggaggag caggagcagg aggagcagga 1081 gcgggagctg tggcggcggc ggccgcggcg gcggcggcag cagcaggagg cggcggcggc 1141 ggcggctatg ggggctcgtc cgcggggtac ggggtgctga gctccccccg gcagcagggc 1201 ggcggcatga tgatgggccc cgggggcggc ggggccgcga gcctcagcaa ggcggccgcc 1261 ggctcggcgg cggggggctt ccagcgcttc gccggccaga accagcaccc gtcgggggcc 1321 accccgaccc tcaatcagct gctcacctcg cccagcccca tgatgcggag ctacggcggc 1381 agctaccccg agtacagcag ccccagcgcg ccgccgccgc cgccgtcgca gccccagtcc 1441 caggcggcgg cggcgggggc ggcggcgggc ggccagcagg cggccgcggg catgggcttg 1501 ggcaaggaca tgggcgccca gtacgccgct gccagcccgg cctgggcggc cgcgcaacaa 1561 aggagtcacc cggcgatgag ccccggcacc cccggaccga ccatgggcag atcccagggc 1621 agcccaatgg atccaatggt gatgaagaga cctcagttgt atggcatggg cagtaaccct 1681 cattctcagc ctcagcagag cagtccgtac ccaggaggtt cctatggccc tccaggccca 1741 cagcggtatc caattggcat ccagggtcgg actcccgggg ccatggccgg aatgcagtac 1801 cctcagcagc agatgccacc tcagtatgga cagcaaggtg tgagtggtta ctgccagcag 1861 ggccaacagc catattacag ccagcagccg cagcccccgc acctcccacc ccaggcgcag 1921 tatctgccgt cccagtccca gcagaggtac cagccgcagc aggacatgtc tcaggaaggc 1981 tatggaacta gatctcaacc tcctctggcc cccggaaaac ctaaccatga agacttgaac 2041 ttaatacagc aagaaagacc atcaagttta ccagatctgt ctggctccat tgatgacctc 2101 cccacgggaa cggaagcaac tttgagctca gcagtcagtg catccgggtc cacgagcagc 2161 caaggggatc agagcaaccc ggcgcagtcg cctttctccc cacatgcgtc ccctcatctc 2221 tccagcatcc cggggggccc atctccctct cctgttggct ctcctgtagg aagcaaccag 2281 tctcgatctg gcccaatctc tcctgcaagt atcccaggta gtcagatgcc tccgcagcca 2341 cccgggagcc agtcagaatc cagttcccat cccgccttga gccagtcacc aatgccacag 2401 gaaagaggtt ttatggcagg cacacaaaga aaccctcaga tggctcagta tggacctcaa 2461 cagacaggac catccatgtc gcctcatcct tctcctgggg gccagatgca tgctggaatc 2521 agtagctttc agcagagtaa ctcaagtggg acttacggtc cacagatgag ccagtatgga 2581 ccacaaggta actactccag acccccagcg tatagtgggg tgcccagtgc aagctacagc 2641 ggcccagggc ccggtatggg tatcagtgcc aacaaccaga tgcatggaca agggccaagc 2701 cagccatgtg gtgctgtgcc cctgggacga atgccatcag ctgggatgca gaacagacca 2761 tttcctggaa atatgagcag catgaccccc agttctcctg gcatgtctca gcagggaggg 2821 ccaggaatgg ggccgccaat gccaactgtg aaccgtaagg cacaggaggc agccgcagca 2881 gtgatgcagg ctgctgcgaa ctcagcacaa agcaggcaag gcagtttccc cggcatgaac 2941 cagagtggac ttatggcttc cagctctccc tacagccagc ccatgaacaa cagctctagc 3001 ctgatgaaca cgcaggcgcc gccctacagc atggcgcccg ccatggtgaa cagctcggca 3061 gcatctgtgg gtcttgcaga tatgatgtct cctggtgaat ccaaactgcc cctgcctctc 3121 aaagcagacg gcaaagaaga aggcactcca cagcccgaga gcaagtcaaa ggatagctac 3181 agctctcagg gtatttctca gcccccaacc ccaggcaacc tgccagtccc ttccccaatg 3241 tcccccagct ctgctagcat ctcctcattt catggagatg aaagtgatag cattagcagc 3301 ccaggctggc caaagactcc atcaagccct aagtccagct cctccaccac tactggggag 3361 aagatcacga aggtgtacga gctggggaat gagccagaga gaaagctctg ggtcgaccga 3421 tacctcacct tcatggaaga gagaggctct cctgtctcaa gtctgcctgc cgtgggcaag 3481 aagcccctgg acctgttccg actctacgtc tgcgtcaaag agatcggggg tttggcccag 3541 gttaataaaa acaagaagtg gcgtgagctg gcaaccaacc taaacgttgg cacctcaagc 3601 agtgcagcga gctccctgaa aaagcagtat attcagtacc tgtttgcctt tgagtgcaag 3661 atcgaacgtg gggaggagcc cccgccggaa gtcttcagca ccggggacac caaaaagcag 3721 cccaagctcc agccgccatc tcctgctaac tcgggatcct tgcaaggccc acagaccccc 3781 cagtcaactg gcagcaattc catggcagag gttccaggtg acctgaagcc acctacccca 3841 gcctccaccc ctcacggcca gatgactcca atgcaaggtg gaagaagcag tacaatcagt 3901 gtgcacgacc cattctcaga tgtgagtgat tcatccttcc cgaaacggaa ctccatgact 3961 ccaaacgccc cctaccagca gggcatgagc atgcccgatg tgatgggcag gatgccctat 4021 gagcccaaca aggacccctt tgggggaatg agaaaagtgc ctggaagcag cgagcccttt 4081 atgacgcaag gacagatgcc caacagcagc atgcaggaca tgtacaacca aagtccctcc 4141 ggagcaatgt ctaacctggg catggggcag cgccagcagt ttccctatgg agccagttac 4201 gaccgaaggc atgaacctta tgggcagcag tatccaggcc aaggccctcc ctcgggacag 4261 ccgccgtatg gagggcacca gcccggcctg tacccacagc agccgaatta caaacgccat 4321 atggacggca tgtacgggcc cccagccaag cgccacgagg gcgacatgta caacatgcag 4381 tacagcagcc agcagcagga gatgtacaac cagtatggag gctcctactc gggcccggac 4441 cgcaggccca tccagggcca gtacccgtat ccctacagca gggagaggat gcagggcccg 4501 gggcagatcc agacacacgg aatcccgcct cagatgatgg gcggcccgct gcagtcgtcc 4561 tccagtgagg ggcctcagca gaatatgtgg gcagcacgca atgatatgcc ttatccctac 4621 cagaacaggc agggccctgg cggccctaca caggcgcccc cttacccagg catgaaccgc 4681 acagacgata tgatggtacc cgatcagagg ataaatcatg agagccagtg gccttctcac 4741 gtcagccagc gtcagcctta tatgtcgtcc tcagcctcca tgcagcccat cacacgccca 4801 ccacagccgt cctaccagac gccaccgtca ctgccaaatc acatctccag ggcgcccagc 4861 ccagcgtcct tccagcgctc cctggagaac cgcatgtctc caagcaagtc tccttttctg 4921 ccgtctatga agatgcagaa ggtcatgccc acggtcccca catcccaggt caccgggcca 4981 ccaccccaac cacccccaat cagaagggag atcacctttc ctcctggctc agtagaagca 5041 tcacaaccag tcttgaaaca aaggcgaaag attacctcca aagatatcgt tactcctgag 5101 gcgtggcgtg tgatgatgtc ccttaaatca ggtcttttgg ctgagagtac gtgggctttg 5161 gacactatta atattcttct gtatgatgac agcactgttg ctactttcaa tctctcccag 5221 ttgtctggat ttctcgaact tttagtcgag tactttagaa aatgcctgat tgacattttt 5281 ggaattctta tggaatatga agtgggagac cccagccaaa aagcacttga tcacaacgca 5341 gcaaggaagg atgacagcca gtccttggca gacgattctg ggaaagagga ggaagatgct 5401 gaatgtattg atgacgacga ggaagacgag gaggatgagg aggaagacag cgagaagaca 5461 gaaagcgatg aaaagagcag catcgctctg actgccccgg acgccgctgc agacccaaag 5521 gagaagccca agcaagccag taagttcgac aagctgccaa taaagatagt caaaaagaac 5581 aacctgtttg ttgttgaccg atctgacaag ttggggcgtg tgcaggagtt caatagtggc 5641 cttctgcact ggcagctcgg cgggggtgac accaccgagc acattcagac tcactttgag 5701 agcaagatgg aaattcctcc tcgcaggcgc ccacctcccc ccttaagctc cgcaggtaga 5761 aagaaagagc aagaaggcaa aggcgactct gaagagcagc aagagaaaag catcatagca 5821 accatcgatg acgtcctctc tgctcggcca ggggcattgc ctgaagacgc aaaccctggg 5881 ccccagaccg aaagcagtaa gtttcccttt ggtatccagc aagccaaaag tcaccggaac 5941 atcaagctgc tggaggacga gcccaggagc cgagacgaga ctcctctgtg taccatcgcg 6001 cactggcagg actcgctggc taagcgatgc atctgtgtgt ccaatattgt ccgtagcttg 6061 tcattcgtgc ctggcaatga tgccgaaatg tccaaacatc caggcctggt gctgatcctg 6121 gggaagctga ttcttcttca ccacgagcat ccagagagaa agcgagcacc gcagacctat 6181 gagaaagagg aggatgagga caagggggtg gcctgcagca aagatgagtg gtggtgggac 6241 tgcctcgagg tcttgaggga taacacgttg gtcacgttgg ccaacatttc cgggcagcta 6301 gacttgtctg cttacacgga aagcatctgc ttgccaattt tggatggctt gctgcactgg 6361 atggtgtgcc cgtctgcaga ggcacaagat ccctttccaa ctgtgggacc caactcggtc 6421 ctgtcgcctc agagacttgt gctggagacc ctctgtaaac tcagtatcca ggacaataat 6481 gtggacctga tcttggccac tcctccattt agtcgtcagg agaaattcta tgctacatta 6541 gttaggtacg ttggggatcg caaaaaccca gtctgtcgag aaatgtccat ggcgctttta 6601 tcgaaccttg cccaagggga cgcactagca gcaagggcca tagctgtgca gaaaggaagc 6661 attggaaact tgataagctt cctagaggat ggggtcacga tggcccagta ccagcagagc 6721 cagcacaacc tcatgcacat gcagcccccg cccctggaac cacctagcgt agacatgatg 6781 tgcagggcgg ccaaggcttt gctagccatg gccagagtgg acgaaaaccg ctcggaattc 6841 cttttgcacg agggccggtt gctggatatc tcgatatcag ctgtcctgaa ctctctggtt 6901 gcatctgtca tctgtgatgt actgtttcag attgggcagt tatgacataa gtgagaaggc 6961 aagcatgtgt gagtgaagat tagagggtca catataactg gctgttttct gttcttgttt 7021 atccagcgta ggaagaagga aaagaaaatc tttgctcctc tgccccattc actatttacc 7081 aattgggaat taaagaaata attaatttga acagttatga aattaatatt tgctgtctgt 7141 gtgtataagt acatcctttg gggttttttt tttctctttt ttttaaccaa agttgctgtc 7201 tagtgcattc aaaggtcact ttttgttctt cacagatctt tttaatgttc tttcccatgt 7261 tgtattgcat ttttggggga agcaaattga ctttaaagaa aaaagttgtg gcaaaagatg 7321 ctaagatgcg aaaatttcac cacactgagt caaaaaggtg aaaaattatc catttcctat 7381 gcgttttact cctcagagaa tgaaaaaaac tgcatcccat cacccaaagt tctgtgcaat 7441 agaaatttct acagatacag gtataggggc tcaaggaggt atgtcggtca gtagtcaaaa 7501 ctatgaaatg atactggttt ctccacagga atatggttcc attaggctgg gagcaaaaac 7561 aatgtttttt aagattgaga atacatacct gacaacgatc cggaaactgc tcctcaccac 7621 tcccgtcatg cctgctgtcg gcgtttgacc ttccacgtga cagttcttca caattccttt 7681 catcattttt taaatatttt ttttactgcc tatgggctgt gatgtatata gaagttgtac 7741 attaaacata ccctcatttt tttcttttct tttttttttt tttttttagt acaaagtttt 7801 agtttctttt tcatgatgtg gtaactacga agtgatggta gatttaaata attttttatt 7861 tttattttat atattttttc attagggcca tatctccaaa aaaagaaaga aaaaatacaa 7921 aaaacaaaaa caaaaaaaaa agagggtaat gtacaagttt ctgtatgtat aaagtcatgc 7981 tcgatttcag gagagcagct gatcacaatt tgcttcatga atcaaggtgt ggaaatggtt 8041 atatatggat tgatttagaa aatggttacc agtacagtca aaaaagagaa aatgaaaaaa 8101 atacaactaa aaggaagaaa cacaacttca aagatttttc agtgatgaga atccacattt 8161 gtatttcaag ataatgtagt ttaaaaaaaa aaaaaagaaa aaaacttgat gtaaattcct 8221 ccttttcctc tggcttaatg aatatcattt attcagtata aaatctttat atgttccaca 8281 tgttaagaat aaatgtacat taaatcttgt taagcactgt gatgggtgtt cttgaatact 8341 gttctagttt ccttaaagtg gtttcctagt aatcaagtta tttacaagaa ataggggaat 8401 gcagcagtgt attcacatta taaaacccta catttggaag agacctttag gggttaccta 8461 ctttagagtg gggagcaaca gtttgatttt ctcaaattac ttagctaatt agtctttctt 8521 tgaagcaatt aactctaacg acattgaggt atgatcattt tcagtattta tgggaggtgg 8581 ctgctgaccc acttgaggtg agatctcaga agcttaactg gcctgaaaat gtaacattct 8641 gccttttact aactccatct tagtttaatc aaagttcaat ctattccttg tttcttctgt 8701 gtgcctcaga gttattttgc atttagttta ctccaccgtg tataatattt atactgtgca 8761 atgttaaaaa agaatctgtt atattgtatg tggtgtacat agtgcaaagt gatgatttct 8821 atttcagggc atattatggt tctcatattc cttcctacct ggtgcacagt agctttttaa 8881 tactagtcac ttctaattta aactttctct tcctgggtca ttgactgtta ctgtgtaata 8941 atcgatttct ttgaaactgc tgcataatta tgctgttagt ggacctctac ctcttctctt 9001 ccctctccca atcacagtat actcagaatc cccagcccct cgcatacatt gtgtcggttc 9061 acattactca cagtaatata tggaagagtt agacaagaac atgcagttac agtcattgtg 9121 agacgtgact ctccagtgtc acgaggaaaa aaatcatctt ttctgcaaac agtctctcat 9181 ctgtcaactc ccacattact gagtcaaaca gtcttcttac ataacaatgc aaccaaatat 9241 atgttgaatt aaagacccat ttataattct gctttaaata catctgcttg ctaagaacag 9301 atttcagtgc tccaagcttc aaatatggag atttgtaaga gggaattcaa tattattcta 9361 atttctctct tacagagtac aaataaaagg tgtatacaaa ctccgaacat atccagtatt 9421 ccaattcctt tgtcaatcag aagagtaaaa taattaacaa aagactgttg ttatggtttg 9481 cattgtaacc gatacgcaga gtctgaccgt tgggcaacaa gtttttctat cctgatgcgc 9541 aacacagtct ctagagacta atccaggaag actttagcct cctttccata ttctcacccc 9601 cgaatcaaga tttacagaag cccacgaaga atttacagcc tgcttgagat catcttgcct 9661 ataaactgag ttattgcttt gtcctaaaaa ttagtcggtt tttttttttc tatgaggctt 9721 ttcagaaatt tacaggatgc ccagacttta catgtgtacc aaaaaaaaaa aaaagataaa 9781 aaataaaggt gcaaagaaag tttagtattt tggaatggtg ctataaagtt gaa SEQ ID NO: 40 Human ARID1B Amino Acid Sequence isoform C (NP_001333742.1) 1 mahnagaaaa agthsaksgg seaalkeggs aaalssssss saaaaaasss sssgpgsame 61 tgllpnhklk tvgeapaapp hqqhhhhhha hhhhhhahhl hhhhalggql ngfqqqqqqg 121 ggqqqqqqqg ghpisnnnsl ggagggapqp gpdmegpqhg gakdsaaggq adppgpplls 181 kpgdeddapp kmgepaggry ehpglgalgt ggppvavpgg gggpaavpef nnyygsaapa 241 sggpggragp cfdqhggggs pgmgmmhsas aaaagapgsm dplqnshegy pnsgcnhypg 301 ysrpgagggg gggggggggs ggggggggag aggagagava aaaaaaaaaa gggggggygg 361 ssagygvlss prqqgggmmm gpggggaasl skaaagsaag gfgrfaggng hpsgatptln 421 qlltspspmm rsyggsypey sspsappppp sgpgsgaaaa gaaaggqqaa agmglgkdmg 481 aqyaaaspaw aaaggrshpa mspgtpgptm grsqgspmdp mvmkrpglyg mgsnphsgpg 541 qsspypggsy gppgpqrypi giqgrtpgam agmgypqqqm ppgyggggvs gycqqgqqpy 601 ysggpqpphl ppgagylpsq sggrygpqqd msgegygtrs qpplapgkpn hedlnligge 661 rpsslpdlsg siddlptgte atlssaysas gstssggdgs npaqspfsph asphlssipg 721 gpspspvgsp vgsnqsrsgp ispasipgsq mppgppgsgs essshpalsq spmpqergfm 781 agtgrnpqma gygpggtgps msphpspggq mhagissfqg snssgtygpq msgygpggny 841 srppaysgvp sasysgpgpg mgisannqmh gggpsgpcga vplgrmpsag mqnrpfpgnm 901 ssmtpsspgm sqqggpgmgp pmptvnrkaq eaaaavmqaa ansagsrggs fpgmngsglm 961 assspysgpm nnssslmntq appysmapam vnssaasvgl admmspgesk lplplkadgk 1021 eegtpqpesk skdsyssqgi sqpptpgnlp vpspmspssa sissfhgdes dsisspgwpk 1081 tpsspkssss tttgekitkv yelgneperk lwvdryltfm eergspvssl pavgkkpldl 1141 frlyvcvkei gglaqvnknk kwrelatnln vgtsssaass lkkgyigylf afeckierge 1201 epppevfstg dtkkgpklgp pspansgslq gpqtpgstgs nsmaevpgdl kpptpastph 1261 ggmtpmgggr sstisvhdpf sdvsdssfpk rnsmtpnapy gggmsmpdvm grmpyepnkd 1321 pfggmrkvpg ssepfmtggq mpnssmgdmy nqspsgamsn lgmggrqqfp ygasydrrhe 1381 pygggypgqg ppsgqppygg hqpglypggp nykrhmdgmy gppakrhegd mynmgyssqg 1441 gemyngyggs ysgpdrrpiq gqypypysre rmggpggigt hgippqmmgg plqssssegp 1501 qqnmwaarnd mpypyqnrqg pggptqappy pgmnrtddmm vpdqrinhes qwpshvsqrq 1561 pymsssasmq pitrppgpsy qtppslpnhi srapspasfq rslenrmsps kspflpsmkm 1621 qkvmptvpts qvtgpppqpp pirreitfpp gsveasqpvl kqrrkitskd ivtpeawrvm 1681 mslksgllae stwaldtini llyddstvat fnlsqlsgfl ellveyfrkc lidifgilme 1741 yevgdpsqka ldhnaarkdd sqsladdsgk eeedaecidd deedeedeee dsektesdek 1801 ssialtapda aadpkekpkq askfdklpik ivkknnlfvv drsdklgrvq efnsgllhwq 1861 lgggdttehi qthfeskmei pprrrppppl ssagrkkeqe gkgdseeqqe ksiiatiddv 1921 lsarpgalpe danpgpqtes skfpfgiqqa kshrniklle deprsrdetp lctiahwqds 1981 lakrcicvsn ivrslsfvpg ndaemskhpg lvlilgklil lhhehperkr apqtyekeed 2041 edkgvacskd ewwwdclevl rdntivtlan isgqldlsay tesiclpild gllhwmvcps 2101 aeaqdpfptv gpnsvlspqr lvletickls iqdnnvdlil atppfsrqek fyativryvg 2161 drknpvcrem smallsnlaq gdalaaraia vqkgsignli sfledgvtma qyqqsqhnlm 2221 hmqppplepp svdmmcraak allamarvde nrsefllheg rlldisisav lnslvasvic 2281 dvlfgigql SEQ ID NO: 41 Mouse ARID1B cDNA Sequence (NM_001085355.1, CDS: from 22 to 6756) 1 tcggcgggcc ccggctcgac catggagacc gggctgctcc ccaaccacaa actgaaagcc 61 gttggcgagg cccccgctgc accgccccat cagcagcacc accaccacca tgcccaccac 121 caccaccacc accatgccca ccacctccac cacctccacc accaccacgc actacagcag 181 cagctaaacc agttccagca gccgcagccg ccgcagccac agcagcagca gccgccgcca 241 ccgccgcagc agcagcatcc cactgccaac aacagcctgg gcggtgcggg cggcggcgcg 301 cctcagcccg gcccggacat ggagcagccg caacatggag gcgccaagga cagtgtcgcg 361 ggcaatcagg ctgacccgca gggccagcct ctgctgagca aaccgggcga cgaggacgac 421 gcgccgccca agatggggga gccggcgggc agccgctatg agcacccggg cctgggcgcg 481 cagcagcagc ccgcgccggt cgccgtgccc gggggcggcg gcggcccagc ggccgtctcg 541 gagtttaata attactatgg cagcgctgcc cctgctagcg gcggccccgg cggccgcgct 601 gggccttgct ttgatcaaca tggcggacaa caaagccccg ggatggggat gatgcactcc 661 gcctctgccg ccgccggggc ccccagcagc atggaccccc tgcagaactc ccacgaaggg 721 taccccaaca gccagtacaa ccattatccg ggctacagcc ggcccggcgc gggcggcggc 781 ggcggcggcg gcggaggagg aggaggcagc ggaggaggtg gaggaggagg aggagcagga 841 ggagcaggag gagcagcggc agcggcagca ggagccggag ctgtggcggc ggcggccgcg 901 gcggcggcgg cagcagcagc agcagcagga ggaggcggtg gcggcggcta tgggagctcg 961 tcctcggggt acggggtgct gagctccccg cggcagcagg gcggcggcat gatgatgggc 1021 cccgggggcg gcggggccgc gagcctcagc aaggcggccg ccggcgcggc ggcggcggcg 1081 gggggcttcc agcgcttcgc cggccagaac cagcacccgt cgggggctac accgaccctc 1141 aaccagctgc tcacctcacc cagccccatg atgaggagct acggcggtag ctaccccgac 1201 tacagcagct ccagcgcgcc gccgccgccg tcgcagcccc agtcccaggc ggcggcgggg 1261 gcggcggcgg gtggccagca ggcggccgcg ggcatgggct tgggcaagga cctaggcgcc 1321 cagtacgccg ctgccagccc ggcctgggcg gccgcgcaac aaaggagtca cccggcgatg 1381 agccccggca cccccggacc gaccatgggc agatcccagg gcagcccgat ggacccaatg 1441 gtgatgaaga gacctcagtt gtatgggatg ggtactcacc cccactccca gccacagcag 1501 agcagcccat acccaggagg ctcctacggt cccccaggtg cacagcggta tccccttggc 1561 atgcagggcc gggctccagg ggccctggga ggcttgcagt acccgcagca gcagatgcca 1621 ccgcagtacg gacagcaagc tgtgagtggc tactgccagc aaggccagca gccatactac 1681 aaccagcagc cgcagccctc gcacctcccg ccccaggcac agtacctgca gccggcggcg 1741 gcgcagtccc agcagaggta ccagccacag caggacatgt ctcaagaagg ctatggaact 1801 agatctcagc ctcctctggc ccctggaaaa tccaaccatg aagacttgaa tttaattcaa 1861 caggaaagac catcgagtct accagacctg tctggctcca tcgatgacct ccccacggga 1921 acagaagcaa ctctgagctc agcagtcagt gcatccgggt ctacaagcag ccagggagat 1981 cagagcaacc cagcgcagtc tcctttctcc ccacatgcat cacctcacct ctccagcatc 2041 cctggagggc cgtcaccttc tcctgttggc tctcctgtgg gaagcaacca atcgaggtct 2101 ggtccgatct cccctgcgag tattccaggt agccagatgc ctccgcaacc acctggaagc 2161 cagtcagaat ccagttccca tcctgccttg agccagtcac caatgccaca ggaaagaggt 2221 tttatgacag gcactcagag aaaccctcag atgtctcagt acggacctca gcagacagga 2281 ccatccatgt cgcctcaccc atctcctggg ggccagatgc atcctgggat cagtaacttt 2341 cagcagagta actcaagtgg cacgtacggc ccacagatga gccagtatgg accccaaggc 2401 aactactcca gaaccccaac atatagcggg gtacccagtg caagctacag cggcccaggg 2461 cccggtatgg gcatcaatgc caacaaccag atgcatggac aagggccagc ccagccatgt 2521 ggtgctatgc ccctgggacg aatgccttca gctgggatgc agaacagacc atttcctgga 2581 accatgagca gcgtcacccc cagttctcct ggcatgtctc aacagggagg gccaggaatg 2641 ggcccaccaa tgcccactgt gaaccggaag gcccaggaag ctgccgcagc tgtgatgcag 2701 gctgctgcaa actcagcaca aagcaggcaa ggcagttttc ctggcatgaa ccagagtggc 2761 ctggtggcct ccagctctcc ctacagccag tccatgaaca acaactccag cctgatgagc 2821 acccaggccc agccctacag catgacgccc acaatggtga acagctccac agcatctatg 2881 ggtcttgcag atatgatgtc tcccagtgag tccaaattgt ctgtgcctct taaagcagat 2941 ggtaaagaag aaggcgtgtc ccagcctgag agcaagtcaa aggacagcta tggctctcag 3001 ggcatttccc agcctccaac cccaggcaac ctgcctgtcc cttccccaat gtctcccagc 3061 tctgccagca tctcctcctt tcatggagat gagagtgaca gcattagcag cccaggctgg 3121 cccaagacac catcaagccc taagtccagc tcttcctcca ccactgggga gaagatcacg 3181 aaggtctatg agctggggaa tgagccggag aggaagctgt gggtcgaccg ttacctaacg 3241 ttcatggaag agaggggctc cccggtgtcc agtctgccag cagtgggcaa gaagcccctg 3301 gacctgttcc gactgtatgt ctgcgtcaag gagattggag gtttggcgca ggttaataaa 3361 aacaagaagt ggcgtgagct ggcaaccaac ctgaacgttg gcacttccag cagcgcagcc 3421 agctctctga aaaagcagta tattcagtac ctgttcgcct ttgagtgcaa aactgagcgc 3481 ggggaggagc ccccacctga agtcttcagc accggggatt cgaagaagca gccaaagctc 3541 cagccgccat ctcctgctaa ctcaggatcc ttacaaggcc cacagactcc acagtcaact 3601 gggagcaatt cgatggcaga ggttccaggt gacctgaagc caccaacccc agcctctacc 3661 cctcatggac agatgactcc catgcaaagc ggaagaagca gtacagtcag tgtgcatgac 3721 ccgttctcag acgtgagtga ctcagcgtac ccaaaacgga actccatgac tccaaacgcc 3781 ccataccagc agggcatggg catgccagac atgatgggca ggatgcccta tgaacccaac 3841 aaggaccctt tcagtggaat gagaaaagtg cctggaagta gtgagccctt tatgacacaa 3901 ggacaggtgc ccaacagcgg catgcaggac atgtacaacc agagcccctc aggggccatg 3961 tccaatctgg gcatgggaca gcggcagcag tttccctatg gaaccagtta tgaccgaagg 4021 catgaggctt acggacagca gtacccaggc caaggccctc ccacaggaca gccaccgtat 4081 ggaggacacc agcctggcct gtacccacag cagccgaatt acaaacgtca tatggatggc 4141 atgtacgggc ctccagccaa gcggcacgag ggagacatgt acaacatgca gtatggcagc 4201 cagcagcagg agatgtataa ccagtatgga ggctcctact ctggcccgga cagaaggccc 4261 atccagggac aatatcccta cccctacaac agagaaagga tgcagggccc aggccagatg 4321 cagccacacg gaatcccacc tcagatgatg gggggcccca tgcagtcatc ctccagcgag 4381 gggcctcagc agaacatgtg ggctacacgc aacgatatgc cttatcccta ccagagcagg 4441 caaggcccgg gcggccctgc acaggccccc ccttacccag gcatgaaccg cacagatgat 4501 atgatggtac ctgagcagag gatcaatcac gagagccagt ggccttctca cgtcagccag 4561 cgccagcctt acatgtcatc ttcggcctcc atgcagccca tcacgcgccc acctcagtca 4621 tcctaccaga cgccgccgtc actgccaaac cacatctcca gggcacccag ccccgcctcc 4681 ttccagcgct ccctggagag tcgcatgtct ccaagcaagt ctcccttcct gcccaccatg 4741 aagatgcaga aggtcatgcc cacagtcccc acatcccagg tcaccgggcc ccccccacag 4801 cctccaccaa tcagaaggga gattaccttt cctcctggct ccgtagaagc atcacagcca 4861 atcctgaaac aaaggcgaaa gattacctca aaagatattg ttactcccga ggcgtggcgt 4921 gtgatgatgt cccttaaatc gggtctgttg gctgagagca cgtgggctct ggacaccatc 4981 aatattctcc tctatgatga cagcaccgtc gccaccttca atctttccca gctgtctgga 5041 ttcctggaac tattagtaga gtactttcga aaatgcctaa ttgacatttt cggaattctt 5101 atggaatatg aagtgggtga ccccagccaa aaggctcttg atcaccgttc agggaagaaa 5161 gatgacagcc agtccctgga agatgattct gggaaggaag acgatgatgc tgagtgtctt 5221 gtggaagagg aggaggagga agaggaggag gaggaagaca gtgaaaagat agagtcagag 5281 gggaagagca gccctgccct agctgctcca gatgcctccg tggaccccaa ggagacgcca 5341 aagcaggcca gtaagtttga caagctgccc ataaagattg tcaaaaagaa caagctgttt 5401 gtggtggacc ggtccgacaa gctgggccga gtgcaggagt tcagcagcgg gctcctccac 5461 tggcagctgg gtggtggcga cactaccgag cacatccaga ctcacttcga gagcaagatg 5521 gagatccctc ctcgcaggcg tccacctccg cctctaagct ccacgggtaa gaagaaagag 5581 ctggaaggca aaggtgattc tgaagagcag ccagagaaaa gtatcatagc caccatcgat 5641 gacgtcttgt ctgcccggcc aggggctctg cctgaagaca ccaacccagg accccagacc 5701 gacagcggca agtttccctt tggaatccag caggccaaaa gccaccggaa catcaggctc 5761 ctggaagacg agcccaggag ccgagacgag acgccgctgt gcaccatcgc gcactggcag 5821 gactcactgg ccaagcgctg catctgtgtg tcgaacatcg tgcggagctt gtctttcgtg 5881 cctggcaacg acgcagagat gtccaaacac ccgggcttgg tgctgatcct gggaaagctg 5941 attctgctgc atcacgagca tccggagaga aagcgggcgc cacagaccta tgagaaggag 6001 gaggacgagg acaagggggt ggcctgcagc aaagatgagt ggtggtggga ctgcctcgag 6061 gtcttgcggg ataacaccct ggtcacgttg gcgaacattt ccgggcagct agacttgtct 6121 gcttacacag agagcatctg cttgccgatc ctggacggct tgctacactg gatggtgtgc 6181 ccgtccgcag aggctcagga cccctttccc actgtggggc ccaactcagt cctgtcgccg 6241 cagagacttg tgctggagac cctgtgtaaa ctcagtatcc aggacaacaa cgtggacctg 6301 atcttggcca cgcctccatt tagtcgtcag gagaaatttt atgctacatt agttaggtac 6361 gttggggatc gcaaaaatcc agtctgtcga gaaatgtcca tggcgctttt atcgaacctt 6421 gcccaggggg acacactggc ggcgagggca atagctgtgc agaaaggaag cattggtaac 6481 ttgataagct tcctagagga cggggtgacg atggcgcagt accagcagag ccagcataac 6541 cttatgcaca tgcagccccc acctctggaa ccccctagtg tagacatgat gtgccgggcg 6601 gccaaagctc tgctggccat ggccagagtg gacgagaacc gctcggagtt ccttttgcac 6661 gagggtcggt tgctggatat ctcaatatca gctgtcctga actctctggt tgcatctgtc 6721 atctgtgatg tactgtttca gattgggcag ttatgacatc cgtgaaggca cacatgtgtg 6781 agtgaacatt agagggtcac atataactgg ctgttttctg ttctcgttta tccagtgtaa 6841 gaagaaggaa aagaaaaatc tttgctcctc tgccccgttt actatttacc aattgggaat 6901 taaatcatta atttgaacag ttataaaatt aatatttgct gtctgtgtgt ataagtacat 6961 cctctggcgg ttttctgttt cttttttttt taaccaaagt tgccgtctag tgcattcaaa 7021 ggtcacaatt tttgtttgtt tgtttgtttg tttgtttttt cataattttt ttcatgttgt 7081 attgcagtct ttgggaagtg aattgacttt ataaagaaaa acgttttggc aaaaagtgct 7141 aagatagaaa aatgtcacca cactgggtca aaaacgtgaa aggaaaaatt gattcttaaa 7201 ttgatttcct atgaatttta ttcttcacag aatgataaaa gctaaactgc accccgtcac 7261 ccaaagctct gtgcaataga aacttctaga gatatagtgt aggggctgaa ggaggtatgg 7321 cagcagtagt cagggtcaat gatactgctt tctccaccgg aaagtggtta cgttaggcct 7381 cgagcaaaaa acagcgctct cagataggtg caaaaatcca ctcctagcag ccaacagcag 7441 gatcgcttcc tcaccacgac cgccatgtct gctgtggctc agcctccacg ggacaaagct 7501 tcaagatttc tttcatcatt tttttaaata ttttttttac tgcctatggg ctgtgatgta 7561 tatagaagtt gtacattaaa cataccctca tttttttctt cttttctttt tttctttttt 7621 tctttttctt tttttttttt tttagtacaa agtttttagt ttctttttca tgatgtggta 7681 actacgaagt gatggtagat ttaaataatt ttttattttt attttatata ttttttcatt 7741 aggaccatat ctccaaaaaa caagaaaaag aaacaaaaaa tacaaaaaat aaaaacaaac 7801 aaaaaaagag ggtaatgtac aagtttctgt atgtataaag tcatgctctg ttgggagagc 7861 ggctgatccc agtttgcttc atgaatcaaa gtgtggaaat ggttgcatac agattgattt 7921 agaaaatgga caccagtaca tacaaaaaaa gaaaaaagaa agaaaaccaa ctaaatggaa 7981 gaaacacaac ttcaaagatt tttctgtgac aagaatccac atttgtattt caagataatg 8041 tagtttaaga aaagaaaaaa aagaaaaaaa aagaaaaaaa cttgatgtaa attcctcctt 8101 ttcctctggc ttaatgaata tcatttattc agtataaaat ctttatatgt cccacatgtt 8161 aagaataaat gtacattaaa tcttgttacg cactgtgatg ggtgttcttg aatgctgttc 8221 tagtttgcct agcatggttg ccatagtaac caagttattt acaggaaata gggaagatgt 8281 aacaactgct tcctggtaat gatgcccaaa ggccagaagg gactttcagg gtttcctact 8341 tgagagtggg agcaacaatt tgattttctc agattgttta gctaattagg tcttctttga 8401 agcaattaac tctggtgaca ttgagaagtg gtaattccct catggatggg tggtggctgc 8461 caacccactg tgacatgggg ccctgcaagc taactggcct gaaaccacga ccttctgcct 8521 ctcactactg atttaaccca agtctgcacc cgtcatgttt cttctgtgtg cctccaagtt 8581 actctgcgtt agtttgctcc agcgtgtata atatttatat tgtgcaatgt taaagagaac 8641 gtgtcatatt gtatgccgtg tgtatagtgc caagtgatga ttctgtttca gagcatacct 8701 tccttcctgc ccagtccctg gctctctaat accccaccct gatggaaagt gcttcttcct 8761 gggtaattga ctgttactgt gtaacgctca gtctcattga aacttacata accatgctgc 8821 tggtgcccct tcctacccta cctctctcag cactcttcag ttgacacttc ccacacctgt 8881 cactgtggcc caccttgctc acgctgacat ctggaagagt tagacaggag cacacactta 8941 caacactagg agatgttatt ctggtgtcac gagaaagaaa ttggtttttc ctgcaaacag 9001 tcccatcacc aagcagcccc cacatcaggt cagcaaaaag atctgtgttg aatcaaaact 9061 ccatttataa ttctactaga tgggaataca tctgcttaca aaggacagat tttagtgttc 9121 tgtgatgaaa atatggagag tgcaagagag agttcaatgg aatcctaatc ttgctcttgc 9181 agacaatgaa tgaaaggtat agacaggctc agttccctgt cagaagagtg gtctcaaaga 9241 caagtggctg tatagcagcc aggcccagaa cagcctcgca gcacacacta acaccaagcg 9301 ggtgtctgag ctctcctagg aagccttgtg cctgccctcc ctccattcac ccagatccga 9361 ctcctggaag cccacgaaag agtcaccctt tgcttcacat ttcctgacga taccgagttg 9421 ctgctctgtc ctaaaaatat tagttctttt ccagggcttt cagaaatttg caggatgccc 9481 atactctaaa tgtgtaccaa aaagagagag aaataaaggt gcgaagaaag tttagtattt 9541 tggaatggtg cgataaaatg gaatctgttg gtttttaatg taacataaga tactattggc 9601 tggcactggc taaaaaaaat atctaagtgt tggagttgga tgcacaatca acttttactt 9661 agctattcaa agagtactta tgttttccaa gttaaaacag acttgttttt gacaggggcc 9721 gtgggtggtc ttatacaatg ccagctccta actgcagctt ctgagaactg gatatcgttt 9781 gccctgagag ctgcccgtct ccaactatgt gctgctgctg ccctgtgtgc tcagcccaca 9841 aggatgtgga gactggatag acaacccctt gcttcttgct gggttgtgct gagttctttg 9901 cagtccagtc aagtgcccag agctaccagc ctacgtccct catgcatcca agagaaatga 9961 tcttgactat catgatcaaa acagctgtag taatatttct agtaaatatt tctgatgact 10021 ctgtgtaatc tcctacaaca ggacactatt cattaacttg acagagacat gtgggcatgt 10081 ggtcctgctt tagtttaaca gacaagtcaa ccagttctca ttacttagga agagtgaggc 10141 tatgtctgtt acaatcccaa tgtggtgctt gcccttatcc aaagacagtc cgggggccct 10201 gtctgcctga actatgtctc gctccctctt gggcttccca ctgggatgtg aaaagataac 10261 caatggctcc caggttccca gtgcccccca aaccagtaat caggtctggg actacagaac 10321 ccgcaaaatc atacacaggc tgtttcaaag ccagtactct ctttatactc ctgcttcctc 10381 cagcccccat ttcacacccc acccaaatca caaggtcctc tgaagtctca gaactccaaa 10441 ttaacgttgg gatttacgat gtgaatgctg aggagaaaat tgggagttgg tgggagatca 10501 ccaaattgtc aaaactatga aactcatctg tcttcccaaa tctgacctca gggacttggg 10561 gggttcactc tggcttctgc cacagtattt tctggggaac caaaggcctc gggaatagag 10621 aaacaggttg ccggatatcc tggaagtcta agccatactg accagtttgt cttgagtgtt 10681 ttctttgtga gcctggaact gtccccggac ccctttcttt taaacatggt tcaggacttt 10741 aaaaaaaagc actgtatttt ttttatgtaa gccaagatgc cctccctagc agagatagcg 10801 ttgaactgtc tctagttctg tagcctgaga gacttaaatc gtttaacttc agtgtctttg 10861 tccactctgt tgaactgcta aggattctat tgaatgtgtt ctttgcggct ttggaggagt 10921 tgctgggtgt gtaagtcctg catccctttg cctggtatgt gtatattatt cctttgcctg 10981 gctgtgtatc gttcttcagt gtaagtacac ccacactctg tattcctttg cctgctcccc 11041 gcccccccac acacacacat cctgcatagt tttaaaataa ggcctgagag actgtttcta 11101 tttcctgtca tagctggtga cttttaacag ttgaggcgaa tggcctgtca cttgcctggg 11161 ttcccgtcag gggtgatcca tggaactcct cagtggaaca gaatttagga cagaagatcc 11221 caccttcctt ccaggcctgg ggagaatcag actgtgagat aaaccatgat gctgcccaat 11281 cccactgccc caccttgctt ttaaaataaa gtgcctccta acgtc SEQ ID NO: 42 Mouse ARID1B Amino Acid Sequence (NP_001078824.1) 1 metgllpnhk lkavgeapaa pphqqhhhhh ahhhhhhhah hlhhlhhhha lqqqlnqfqg 61 pqppqpqqqq pppppqqqhp tannslggag ggapqpgpdm eqpqhggakd svagnqadpq 121 gqpllskpgd eddappkmge pagsryehpg lgaqqqpapv avpgggggpa aysefnnyyg 181 saapasggpg gragpcfdqh ggqqspgmgm mhsasaaaga pssmdplqns hegypnsqyn 241 hypgysrpga gggggggggg ggsggggggg gaggaggaaa aaagagavaa aaaaaaaaaa 301 aagggggggy gssssgygvl ssprqqgggm mmgpggggaa slskaaagaa aaaggfqrfa 361 gqnqhpsgat ptlnqlltsp spmmrsyggs ypdyssssap pppsqpqsqa aagaaaggqq 421 aaagmglgkd lgaqyaaasp awaaaqqrsh pamspgtpgp tmgrsqgspm dpmvmkrpql 481 ygmgthphsq pqqsspypgg sygppgaqry plgmqgrapg algglgypqg qmppqygqqa 541 vsgycqqgqq pyynqqpqps hlppgagylq paaaqsqqry qpqqdmsgeg ygtrsqppla 601 pgksnhedln liggerpssl pdlsgsiddl ptgteatlss aysasgstss qgdqsnpaqs 661 pfsphasphl ssipggpsps pvgspvgsnq srsgpispas ipgsqmppqp pgsqsesssh 721 palsgspmpq ergfmtgtqr npqmsqygpq qtgpsmsphp spggqmhpgi snfqqsnssg 781 tygpqmsqyg pqgnysrtpt ysgvpsasys gpgpgmgina nnqmhgqgpa qpcgamplgr 841 mpsagmqnrp fpgtmssvtp sspgmsqqgg pgmgppmptv nrkaqeaaaa vmqaaansaq 901 srqgsfpgmn qsglvasssp ysqsmnnnss lmstqaqpys mtptmvnsst asmgladmms 961 psesklsvpl kadgkeegvs qpeskskdsy gsqgisqppt pgnlpvpspm spssasissf 1021 hgdesdsiss pgwpktpssp ksssssttge kitkvyelgn eperklwvdr yltfmeergs 1081 pvsslpavgk kpldlfrlyv cvkeigglaq vnknkkwrel atnlnvgtss saasslkkqy 1141 iqylfafeck tergeepppe vfstgdskkq pklqppspan sgslqgpqtp qstgsnsmae 1201 vpgdlkpptp astphgqmtp mqsgrsstvs vhdpfsdvsd saypkrnsmt pnapyqqgmg 1261 mpdmmgrmpy epnkdpfsgm rkvpgssepf mtqgqvpnsg mgdmyngsps gamsnlgmgq 1321 rqqfpygtsy drrheayggq ypgqgpptgq ppygghqpgl ypqqpnykrh mdgmygppak 1381 rhegdmynmq ygsqqqemyn qyggsysgpd rrpiqggypy pynrermqgp gqmqphgipp 1441 qmmggpmqss ssegpqqnmw atrndmpypy qsrqgpggpa qappypgmnr tddmmvpeqr 1501 inhesqwpsh vsqrqpymss sasmqpitrp pgssyqtpps lpnhisraps pasfqrsles 1561 rmspskspfl ptmkmqkvmp tvptsqvtgp ppqpppirre itfppgsvea sqpilkqrrk 1621 itskdivtpe awrvmmslks gllaestwal dtinillydd stvatfnlsq lsgflellve 1681 yfrkclidif gilmeyevgd psqkaldhrs gkkddsgsle ddsgkeddda eclveeeeee 1741 eeeeedseki esegksspal aapdasvdpk etpkqaskfd klpikivkkn klfvvdrsdk 1801 lgrvqefssg llhwqlgggd ttehigthfe skmeipprrr pppplsstgk kkelegkgds 1861 eeqpeksiia tiddvlsarp galpedtnpg pqtdsgkfpf giqqakshrn irlledeprs 1921 rdetplctia hwqdslakrc icvsnivrsl sfvpgndaem skhpglvlil gklillhheh 1981 perkrapqty ekeededkgv acskdewwwd clevlrdntl vtlanisgql dlsaytesic 2041 lpildgllhw mvcpsaeaqd pfptvgpnsv lspqrlvlet lcklsiqdnn vdlilatppf 2101 srgekfyatl vryvgdrknp vcremsmall snlaqgdtla araiavqkgs ignlisfled 2161 gvtmagyqqs qhnlmhmqpp pleppsvdmm craakallam arvdenrsef llhegrlldi 2221 sisavinslv asvicdvlfq igql SEQ ID NO: 43 Human CRB1 cDNA Sequence Variant 1 (NM_201253.2, CDS: from 210 to 4430) 1 cctcccgtgt aagtgatgct aagaagcaca aactgcattt tgaatctaag tccctgtatt 61 ttctgtgaag gagctgtaag tagggtggga cagagatggc acctgggggt tctgaggcac 121 ccgctcctct ctgagacaga cagggatcag gagccggact gggaccagac caccagcaac 181 acaccagagg atgttctcta aataagacca tggcacttaa gaacattaac taccttctca 241 tcttctacct cagtttctca ctgcttatct acataaaaaa ttccttttgc aataaaaaca 301 acaccaggtg cctctcaaat tcttgccaaa acaattctac atgcaaagat ttttcaaaag 361 acaatgattg ttcttgttca gacacagcca ataatttgga caaagactgt gacaacatga 421 aagacccttg cttctccaat ccctgtcaag gaagtgccac ttgtgtgaac accccaggag 481 aaaggagctt tctgtgcaaa tgtcctcctg ggtacagtgg gacaatctgt gaaactacca 541 ttggttcctg tggcaagaac tcctgccaac atggaggtat ttgccatcag gaccctattt 601 atcctgtctg catctgccct gctggatatg ctggaagatt ctgtgagata gatcacgatg 661 agtgtgcttc cagcccttgc caaaatgggg ccgtgtgcca ggatggaatt gatggttact 721 cctgcttctg tgtcccagga tatcaaggca gacactgcga cttggaagtg gatgaatgtg 781 cttcagatcc ctgcaagaac gaggctacat gcctcaatga aataggaaga tatacttgta 841 tctgtcccca caattattct ggtgtaaact gtgaattgga aattgacgaa tgttggtccc 901 agccttgttt aaatggtgca acttgtcagg atgctctggg ggcctatttc tgcgactgtg 961 cccctggatt cctgggggat cactgtgaac tcaacactga tgagtgtgcc agtcaacctt 1021 gtctccatgg agggctgtgt gtggatggag aaaacagata tagctgtaac tgcacgggta 1081 gtggattcac agggacacac tgtgagacct tgatgcctct ttgttggtca aaaccttgtc 1141 acaataatgc tacatgtgag gacagtgttg acaattacac ttgtcactgc tggcctggat 1201 acacaggtgc ccagtgtgag atcgacctca atgaatgcaa tagtaacccc tgccagtcca 1261 atggggaatg tgtggagctg tcctcagaga aacaatatgg acgcatcact ggactgcctt 1321 cttctttcag ctaccatgaa gcctcaggtt atgtctgtat ctgtcagcct ggattcacag 1381 gaatccactg cgaagaagac gtcaatgaat gttcttcaaa cccttgccaa aatggtggta 1441 cttgtgagaa cttgcctggg aattatactt gccattgccc atttgataac ctttctagaa 1501 ctttttatgg aggaagggac tgttctgata ttctcctggg ctgtacccat cagcaatgtc 1561 taaataatgg aacatgcatc cctcacttcc aagatggcca gcatggattc agctgcctgt 1621 gtccatctgg ctacaccggg tccctgtgtg aaatcgcaac cacactttca tttgagggcg 1681 atggcttcct gtgggtcaaa agtggctcag tgacaaccaa gggctcagtt tgtaacatag 1741 ccctcaggtt tcagactgtt cagccaatgg ctcttctact tttccgaagc aacagggatg 1801 tgtttgtgaa gctggagctg ctaagtggct acattcactt atcaattcag gtcaataatc 1861 agtcaaaggt gcttctgttc atttcccaca acaccagcga tggagagtgg catttcgtgg 1921 aggtaatatt tgcagaggct gtgaccctta ccttaatcga cgactcctgt aaggagaaat 1981 gcatcgcgaa agctcctact ccacttgaaa gtgatcaatc aatatgtgct tttcagaact 2041 cctttttggg tggtttacca gtgggaatga ccagcaatgg tgttgctctg cttaacttct 2101 ataatatgcc atccacacct tcgtttgtag gctgtctcca agacattaaa attgattgga 2161 atcacattac cctggagaac atctcgtctg gctcatcatt aaatgtcaag gcaggctgtg 2221 tgagaaagga ttggtgtgaa agccaacctt gtcaaagcag aggacgctgc atcaacttgt 2281 ggctgagtta ccagtgtgac tgccacaggc cctatgaagg ccccaactgt ctgagagagt 2341 atgtggcagg cagatttggc caggatgact ccactggtta tgtcatcttt actcttgatg 2401 agagctatgg agacaccatc agcctctcca tgtttgtccg aacgcttcaa ccatcaggct 2461 tacttctagc tttggaaaac agcacttatc aatatatccg tgtctggcta gagcgcggca 2521 gactagcaat gctgactcca aactctccca aattagtagt aaaatttgtt cttaatgatg 2581 gaaatgtcca cttgatatct ttgaaaatca agccatataa aattgaactg tatcagtctt 2641 cacaaaacct aggatttatt tctgcttcta cgtggaaaat cgaaaaggga gatgtcatct 2701 acattggtgg cctacctgac aagcaagaga ctgaacttaa tggtggattc ttcaaaggct 2761 gtatccaaga tgtaagacta aacaaccaaa atctggaatt ctttccaaat ccaacaaaca 2821 atgcatctct caatccagtt cttgtcaatg taacccaagg ctgtgctgga gacaacagct 2881 gcaagtccaa cccctgtcac aatggaggtg tttgccattc ccggtgggat gacttctcct 2941 gttcctgtcc tgccctcaca agtgggaaag cctgtgagga ggttcagtgg tgtggattca 3001 gcccgtgtcc tcacggagcc cagtgccagc cggtgcttca aggatttgaa tgtattgcaa 3061 atgctgtttt taatggacaa agcggtcaaa tattattcag aagcaatggg aatattacca 3121 gagaactcac caatatcaca tttggtttca gaacaaggga tgcaaatgta ataatattgc 3181 atgcagaaaa agagcctgaa tttcttaata ttagcattca agattccaga ttattctttc 3241 aattgcaaag tggcaacagc ttttatatgc taagtctgac aagtttgcag tcagtgaatg 3301 atggcacatg gcacgaagtg accctttcca tgacagaccc actgtcccag acctccaggt 3361 ggcaaatgga agtggacaac gaaacacctt ttgtgaccag cacaattgct actggaagcc 3421 tcaacttttt gaaggataat acagatattt atgtgggaga cagagctatt gacaatataa 3481 agggcctgca agggtgtcta agtacaatag aaatcggagg catttatctc tcttactttg 3541 aaaatgttca tggtttcatt aataaacctc aggaagagca atttctcaaa atctctacca 3601 attcagtggt cactggctgt ttgcagttaa atgtctgcaa ctccaacccc tgtttgcatg 3661 gaggaaactg tgaagacatc tatagctctt atcattgctc ctgtcccttg ggatggtcag 3721 ggaaacactg tgaactcaac atcgatgaat gcttttcaaa cccctgtatc catggcaact 3781 gctctgacag agttgcagcc taccactgca catgtgagcc tggatacact ggtgtgaact 3841 gtgaagtgga tatagacaac tgccagagtc accagtgtgc aaatggagcc acctgcatta 3901 gtcatactaa tggctattct tgcctctgtt ttggaaattt tacaggaaaa ttttgcagac 3961 agagcagatt accctcaaca gtctgtggga atgagaagac aaatctcact tgctacaatg 4021 gaggcaactg cacagagttc cagactgaat taaaatgtat gtgccggcca ggttttactg 4081 gagaatggtg tgaaaaggac attgatgagt gtgcctctga tccgtgtgtc aatggaggtc 4141 tgtgccagga cttactcaac aaattccagt gcctctgtga tgttgccttt gctggcgagc 4201 gctgcgaggt ggacttggca gatgacttga tctccgacat tttcaccact attggctcag 4261 tgactgtcgc cttgttactg atcctcttgc tggccattgt tgcttctgtt gtcacctcca 4321 acaaaagggc aactcaggga acctacagcc ccagccgtca ggagaaggag ggctcccgag 4381 tggaaatgtg gaacttgatg ccaccccctg caatggagag actgatttag gagcattgtg 4441 tcccttcgag atggggatcc acacactgtg aatgtgatga ctgtacttca ggtatctctg 4501 acatacctga caatgttaat ctgcaactgg gattacactg gaactacagg aatgattcct 4561 ttgaccacct taaaaacttt cacagtggtt ccgctcgaca ccattgtttt attatattat 4621 atcagccaat tgcaaaaaaa gtctgtgcca gtaatttcag ccttataatt agcaaaaaca 4681 tcttccagag aataaagtct tctgtggctt tagtggctat cactgaaact ctttcctctt 4741 ttcaacctgg gaacaaattt tagttttcat tttaggtttc tgtactttct gtagtttctg 4801 tgtaaactgc catatgttta catggaaact acaggaaaaa attggctaca tttctcactt 4861 ctcctatcat gtggtcaaag ttattgttgt ataccagcga tgggatgtat acttttgtcc 4921 ttcattcatg gattcagaga aagctctggg aatgacttat ggtccaaaaa agtgacccaa 4981 tggcaacaaa taaaaattga aatgcaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaa SEQ ID NO: 44 Human CRB1 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform A (NP_957705.1) 1 malkninyll ifylsfslli yiknsfcnkn ntrclsnscq nnstckdfsk dndcscsdta 61 nnldkdcdnm kdpcfsnpcq gsatcvntpg ersflckcpp gysgticett igscgknscq 121 hggichqdpi ypvcicpagy agrfceidhd ecasspcqng avcgdgidgy scfcvpgyqg 181 rhcdlevdec asdpckneat clneigrytc icphnysgvn celeidecws qpclngatcq 241 dalgayfcdc apgflgdhce lntdecasqp clhgglcvdg enryscnctg sgftgthcet 301 lmplcwskpc hnnatcedsv dnytchcwpg ytgagceidl necnsnpcqs ngecvelsse 361 kqygritglp ssfsyheasg yvcicqpgft gihceedvne cssnpcqngg tcenlpgnyt 421 chcpfdnlsr tfyggrdcsd illgcthqqc lnngtciphf qdgqhgfscl cpsgytgslc 481 eiattlsfeg dgflwvksgs vttkgsvcni alrfqtvgpm alllfrsnrd vfvklellsg 541 yihlsiqvnn qskvllfish ntsdgewhfv evifaeavtl tliddsckek ciakaptple 601 sdqsicafqn sflgglpvgm tsngvallnf ynmpstpsfv gclqdikidw nhitleniss 661 gsslnvkagc vrkdwcesqp cgsrgrcinl wlsyqcdchr pyegpnclre yvagrfgqdd 721 stgyviftld esygdtisls mfvrtlqpsg lllalensty qyirvwlerg rlamltpnsp 781 klvvkfvind gnvhlislki kpykielyqs sqnlgfisas twkiekgdvi yigglpdkqe 841 telnggffkg ciqdvrinnq nleffpnptn naslnpvlvn vtqgcagdns cksnpchngg 901 vchsrwddfs cscpaltsgk aceevqwcgf spcphgaqcq pvlqgfecia navfngqsgq 961 ilfrsngnit reltnitfgf rtrdanviil haekepefln isiqdsrlff qlgsgnsfym 1021 lsltslgsvn dgtwhevtls mtdplsqtsr wqmevdnetp fvtstiatgs lnflkdntdi 1081 yvgdraidni kglqgclsti eiggiylsyf envhgfinkp geegflkist nsvvtgclql 1141 nvcnsnpclh ggncediyss yhcscplgws gkhcelnide cfsnpcihgn csdrvaayhc 1201 tcepgytgvn cevdidncqs hqcangatci shtngyscic fgnftgkfcr qsrlpstvcg 1261 nektnitcyn ggnctefqte lkcmcrpgft gewcekdide casdpcvngg lcqdllnkfq 1321 cicdvafage rcevdladdl isdifttigs vtvalllill laivasvvts nkratqgtys 1381 psrqekegsr vemwnlmppp amerli SEQ ID NO: 45 Human CRB1 cDNA Sequence Variant 2 (NM_001193640.1, CDS: from 210 to 4094) 1 cctcccgtgt aagtgatgct aagaagcaca aactgcattt tgaatctaag tccctgtatt 61 ttctgtgaag gagctgtaag tagggtggga cagagatggc acctgggggt tctgaggcac 121 ccgctcctct ctgagacaga cagggatcag gagccggact gggaccagac caccagcaac 181 acaccagagg atgttctcta aataagacca tggcacttaa gaacattaac taccttctca 241 tcttctacct cagtttctca ctgcttatct acataaaaaa ttccttttgc aataaaaaca 301 acaccaggtg cctctcaaat tcttgccaaa acaattctac atgcaaagat ttttcaaaag 361 acaatgattg ttcttgttca gacacagcca ataatttgga caaagactgt gacaacatga 421 aagacccttg cttctccaat ccctgtcaag gaagtgccac ttgtgtgaac accccaggag 481 aaaggagctt tctgtgcaaa tgtcctcctg ggtacagtgg gacaatctgt gaaactacca 541 ttggttcctg tggcaagaac tcctgccaac atggaggtat ttgccatcag gaccctattt 601 atcctgtctg catctgccct gctggatatg ctggaagatt ctgtgagata gatcacgatg 661 agtgtgcttc cagcccttgc caaaatgggg ccgtgtgcca ggatggaatt gatggttact 721 cctgcttctg tgtcccagga tatcaaggca gacactgcga cttggaagtg gatgaatgtg 781 cttcagatcc ctgcaagaac gaggctacat gcctcaatga aataggaaga tatacttgta 841 tctgtcccca caattattct ggatacacag gtgcccagtg tgagatcgac ctcaatgaat 901 gcaatagtaa cccctgccag tccaatgggg aatgtgtgga gctgtcctca gagaaacaat 961 atggacgcat cactggactg ccttcttctt tcagctacca tgaagcctca ggttatgtct 1021 gtatctgtca gcctggattc acaggaatcc actgcgaaga agacgtcaat gaatgttctt 1081 caaacccttg ccaaaatggt ggtacttgtg agaacttgcc tgggaattat acttgccatt 1141 gcccatttga taacctttct agaacttttt atggaggaag ggactgttct gatattctcc 1201 tgggctgtac ccatcagcaa tgtctaaata atggaacatg catccctcac ttccaagatg 1261 gccagcatgg attcagctgc ctgtgtccat ctggctacac cgggtccctg tgtgaaatcg 1321 caaccacact ttcatttgag ggcgatggct tcctgtgggt caaaagtggc tcagtgacaa 1381 ccaagggctc agtttgtaac atagccctca ggtttcagac tgttcagcca atggctcttc 1441 tacttttccg aagcaacagg gatgtgtttg tgaagctgga gctgctaagt ggctacattc 1501 acttatcaat tcaggtcaat aatcagtcaa aggtgcttct gttcatttcc cacaacacca 1561 gcgatggaga gtggcatttc gtggaggtaa tatttgcaga ggctgtgacc cttaccttaa 1621 tcgacgactc ctgtaaggag aaatgcatcg cgaaagctcc tactccactt gaaagtgatc 1681 aatcaatatg tgcttttcag aactcctttt tgggtggttt accagtggga atgaccagca 1741 atggtgttgc tctgcttaac ttctataata tgccatccac accttcgttt gtaggctgtc 1801 tccaagacat taaaattgat tggaatcaca ttaccctgga gaacatctcg tctggctcat 1861 cattaaatgt caaggcaggc tgtgtgagaa aggattggtg tgaaagccaa ccttgtcaaa 1921 gcagaggacg ctgcatcaac ttgtggctga gttaccagtg tgactgccac aggccctatg 1981 aaggccccaa ctgtctgaga gagtatgtgg caggcagatt tggccaggat gactccactg 2041 gttatgtcat ctttactctt gatgagagct atggagacac catcagcctc tccatgtttg 2101 tccgaacgct tcaaccatca ggcttacttc tagctttgga aaacagcact tatcaatata 2161 tccgtgtctg gctagagcgc ggcagactag caatgctgac tccaaactct cccaaattag 2221 tagtaaaatt tgttcttaat gatggaaatg tccacttgat atctttgaaa atcaagccat 2281 ataaaattga actgtatcag tcttcacaaa acctaggatt tatttctgct tctacgtgga 2341 aaatcgaaaa gggagatgtc atctacattg gtggcctacc tgacaagcaa gagactgaac 2401 ttaatggtgg attcttcaaa ggctgtatcc aagatgtaag actaaacaac caaaatctgg 2461 aattctttcc aaatccaaca aacaatgcat ctctcaatcc agttcttgtc aatgtaaccc 2521 aaggctgtgc tggagacaac agctgcaagt ccaacccctg tcacaatgga ggtgtttgcc 2581 attcccggtg ggatgacttc tcctgttcct gtcctgccct cacaagtggg aaagcctgtg 2641 aggaggttca gtggtgtgga ttcagcccgt gtcctcacgg agcccagtgc cagccggtgc 2701 ttcaaggatt tgaatgtatt gcaaatgctg tttttaatgg acaaagcggt caaatattat 2761 tcagaagcaa tgggaatatt accagagaac tcaccaatat cacatttggt ttcagaacaa 2821 gggatgcaaa tgtaataata ttgcatgcag aaaaagagcc tgaatttctt aatattagca 2881 ttcaagattc cagattattc tttcaattgc aaagtggcaa cagcttttat atgctaagtc 2941 tgacaagttt gcagtcagtg aatgatggca catggcacga agtgaccctt tccatgacag 3001 acccactgtc ccagacctcc aggtggcaaa tggaagtgga caacgaaaca ccttttgtga 3061 ccagcacaat tgctactgga agcctcaact ttttgaagga taatacagat atttatgtgg 3121 gagacagagc tattgacaat ataaagggcc tgcaagggtg tctaagtaca atagaaatcg 3181 gaggcattta tctctcttac tttgaaaatg ttcatggttt cattaataaa cctcaggaag 3241 agcaatttct caaaatctct accaattcag tggtcactgg ctgtttgcag ttaaatgtct 3301 gcaactccaa cccctgtttg catggaggaa actgtgaaga catctatagc tcttatcatt 3361 gctcctgtcc cttgggatgg tcagggaaac actgtgaact caacatcgat gaatgctttt 3421 caaacccctg tatccatggc aactgctctg acagagttgc agcctaccac tgcacatgtg 3481 agcctggata cactggtgtg aactgtgaag tggatataga caactgccag agtcaccagt 3541 gtgcaaatgg agccacctgc attagtcata ctaatggcta ttcttgcctc tgttttggaa 3601 attttacagg aaaattttgc agacagagca gattaccctc aacagtctgt gggaatgaga 3661 agacaaatct cacttgctac aatggaggca actgcacaga gttccagact gaattaaaat 3721 gtatgtgccg gccaggtttt actggagaat ggtgtgaaaa ggacattgat gagtgtgcct 3781 ctgatccgtg tgtcaatgga ggtctgtgcc aggacttact caacaaattc cagtgcctct 3841 gtgatgttgc ctttgctggc gagcgctgcg aggtggactt ggcagatgac ttgatctccg 3901 acattttcac cactattggc tcagtgactg tcgccttgtt actgatcctc ttgctggcca 3961 ttgttgcttc tgttgtcacc tccaacaaaa gggcaactca gggaacctac agccccagcc 4021 gtcaggagaa ggagggctcc cgagtggaaa tgtggaactt gatgccaccc cctgcaatgg 4081 agagactgat ttaggagcat tgtgtccctt cgagatgggg atccacacac tgtgaatgtg 4141 atgactgtac ttcaggtatc tctgacatac ctgacaatgt taatctgcaa ctgggattac 4201 actggaacta caggaatgat tcctttgacc accttaaaaa ctttcacagt ggttccgctc 4261 gacaccattg ttttattata ttatatcagc caattgcaaa aaaagtctgt gccagtaatt 4321 tcagccttat aattagcaaa aacatcttcc agagaataaa gtcttctgtg gctttagtgg 4381 ctatcactga aactctttcc tcttttcaac ctgggaacaa attttagttt tcattttagg 4441 tttctgtact ttctgtagtt tctgtgtaaa ctgccatatg tttacatgga aactacagga 4501 aaaaattggc tacatttctc acttctccta tcatgtggtc aaagttattg ttgtatacca 4561 gcgatgggat gtatactttt gtccttcatt catggattca gagaaagctc tgggaatgac 4621 ttatggtcca aaaaagtgac ccaatggcaa caaataaaaa ttgaaatgca aaaaaaaaaa 4681 aaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 46 Human CRB1 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform B (NP_001180569.1) 1 malkninyll ifylsfslli yiknsfcnkn ntrclsnscq nnstckdfsk dndcscsdta 61 nnldkdcdnm kdpcfsnpcq gsatcvntpg ersflckcpp gysgticett igscgknscq 121 hggichqdpi ypvcicpagy agrfceidhd ecasspcqng avcgdgidgy scfcvpgyqg 181 rhcdlevdec asdpckneat clneigrytc icphnysgyt gaqceidlne cnsnpcgsng 241 ecvelssekq ygritglpss fsyheasgyv cicqpgftgi hceedvnecs snpcqnggtc 301 enlpgnytch cpfdnlsrtf yggrdcsdil lgcthqqcln ngtciphfqd gqhgfscicp 361 sgytgslcei attlsfegdg flwvksgsvt tkgsvcnial rfqtvgpmal llfrsnrdvf 421 vklellsgyi hlsiqvnnqs kvllfishnt sdgewhfvev ifaeavtltl iddsckekci 481 akaptplesd qsicafqnsf lgglpvgmts ngvallnfyn mpstpsfvgc lqdikidwnh 541 itlenissgs slnvkagcvr kdwcesqpcq srgrcinlwl syqcdchrpy egpnclreyv 601 agrfgqddst gyviftldes ygdtislsmf vrtlgpsgll lalenstyqy irvwlergrl 661 amltpnspkl vvkfvindgn vhlislkikp ykielyqssq nlgfisastw kiekgdviyi 721 gglpdkqete lnggffkgci qdvrinnqnl effpnptnna slnpvlvnvt qgcagdnsck 781 snpchnggvc hsrwddfscs cpaltsgkac eevqwcgfsp cphgaqcqpv lqgfeciana 841 vfnggsgqil frsngnitre ltnitfgfrt rdanviilha ekepeflnis igdsrlffql 901 qsgnsfymls ltslqsvndg twhevtlsmt dplsqtsrwq mevdnetpfv tstiatgsln 961 flkdntdiyv gdraidnikg lqgclstiei ggiylsyfen vhgfinkpqe eqflkistns 1021 vvtgclqlnv cnsnpclhgg ncediyssyh cscplgwsgk hcelnidecf snpcihgncs 1081 drvaayhctc epgytgvnce vdidncqshq cangatcish tngyscicfg nftgkfcrqs 1141 rlpstvcgne ktnitcyngg nctefqtelk cmcrpgftge wcekdideca sdpcvngglc 1201 qdllnkfqcl cdvafagerc evdladdlis difttigsvt valllillla ivasvvtsnk 1261 ratqgtysps rqekegsrve mwnlmpppam erli SEQ ID NO: 47 Human CRB1 cDNA Sequence Variant 3 (NM_001257965.1, CDS: from 340 to 4488) 1 atgtgcgcgc acgccgcttt acgcatgctc cttaagttcc ccgtactccc tcggagaccc 61 tagctacacg ccgaatccgt tactccgggt tttcgcagtg gctcggtggc ctaccccgat 121 cgaaacctag tctggaactg aacctacaat atctctgagg gaggacacat ctatgactag 181 cagtggcatg tgctcaggaa agattccttt tgcaataaaa acaacaccag gtgcctctca 241 aattcttgcc aaaacaattc tacatgcaaa gatttttcaa aagacaatga ttgttcttgt 301 tcagacacag ccaataattt ggacaaagac tgtgacaaca tgaaagaccc ttgcttctcc 361 aatccctgtc aaggaagtgc cacttgtgtg aacaccccag gagaaaggag ctttctgtgc 421 aaatgtcctc ctgggtacag tgggacaatc tgtgaaacta ccattggttc ctgtggcaag 481 aactcctgcc aacatggagg tatttgccat caggacccta tttatcctgt ctgcatctgc 541 cctgctggat atgctggaag attctgtgag atagatcacg atgagtgtgc ttccagccct 601 tgccaaaatg gggccgtgtg ccaggatgga attgatggtt actcctgctt ctgtgtccca 661 ggatatcaag gcagacactg cgacttggaa gtggatgaat gtgcttcaga tccctgcaag 721 aacgaggcta catgcctcaa tgaaatagga agatatactt gtatctgtcc ccacaattat 781 tctggtgtaa actgtgaatt ggaaattgac gaatgttggt cccagccttg tttaaatggt 841 gcaacttgtc aggatgctct gggggcctat ttctgcgact gtgcccctgg attcctgggg 901 gatcactgtg aactcaacac tgatgagtgt gccagtcaac cttgtctcca tggagggctg 961 tgtgtggatg gagaaaacag atatagctgt aactgcacgg gtagtggatt cacagggaca 1021 cactgtgaga ccttgatgcc tctttgttgg tcaaaacctt gtcacaataa tgctacatgt 1081 gaggacagtg ttgacaatta cacttgtcac tgctggcctg gatacacagg tgcccagtgt 1141 gagatcgacc tcaatgaatg caatagtaac ccctgccagt ccaatgggga atgtgtggag 1201 ctgtcctcag agaaacaata tggacgcatc actggactgc cttcttcttt cagctaccat 1261 gaagcctcag gttatgtctg tatctgtcag cctggattca caggaatcca ctgcgaagaa 1321 gacgtcaatg aatgttcttc aaacccttgc caaaatggtg gtacttgtga gaacttgcct 1381 gggaattata cttgccattg cccatttgat aacctttcta gaacttttta tggaggaagg 1441 gactgttctg atattctcct gggctgtacc catcagcaat gtctaaataa tggaacatgc 1501 atccctcact tccaagatgg ccagcatgga ttcagctgcc tgtgtccatc tggctacacc 1561 gggtccctgt gtgaaatcgc aaccacactt tcatttgagg gcgatggctt cctgtgggtc 1621 aaaagtggct cagtgacaac caagggctca gtttgtaaca tagccctcag gtttcagact 1681 gttcagccaa tggctcttct acttttccga agcaacaggg atgtgtttgt gaagctggag 1741 ctgctaagtg gctacattca cttatcaatt caggtcaata atcagtcaaa ggtgcttctg 1801 ttcatttccc acaacaccag cgatggagag tggcatttcg tggaggtaat atttgcagag 1861 gctgtgaccc ttaccttaat cgacgactcc tgtaaggaga aatgcatcgc gaaagctcct 1921 actccacttg aaagtgatca atcaatatgt gcttttcaga actccttttt gggtggttta 1981 ccagtgggaa tgaccagcaa tggtgttgct ctgcttaact tctataatat gccatccaca 2041 ccttcgtttg taggctgtct ccaagacatt aaaattgatt ggaatcacat taccctggag 2101 aacatctcgt ctggctcatc attaaatgtc aaggcaggct gtgtgagaaa ggattggtgt 2161 gaaagccaac cttgtcaaag cagaggacgc tgcatcaact tgtggctgag ttaccagtgt 2221 gactgccaca ggccctatga aggccccaac tgtctgagag agtatgtggc aggcagattt 2281 ggccaggatg actccactgg ttatgtcatc tttactcttg atgagagcta tggagacacc 2341 atcagcctct ccatgtttgt ccgaacgctt caaccatcag gcttacttct agctttggaa 2401 aacagcactt atcaatatat ccgtgtctgg ctagagcgcg gcagactagc aatgctgact 2461 ccaaactctc ccaaattagt agtaaaattt gttcttaatg atggaaatgt ccacttgata 2521 tctttgaaaa tcaagccata taaaattgaa ctgtatcagt cttcacaaaa cctaggattt 2581 atttctgctt ctacgtggaa aatcgaaaag ggagatgtca tctacattgg tggcctacct 2641 gacaagcaag agactgaact taatggtgga ttcttcaaag gctgtatcca agatgtaaga 2701 ctaaacaacc aaaatctgga attctttcca aatccaacaa acaatgcatc tctcaatcca 2761 gttcttgtca atgtaaccca aggctgtgct ggagacaaca gctgcaagag gcagaccaat 2821 gtgggaaggg cactcactga gttgggatcc agaggaccta agtaccaagt ttcactgttt 2881 cgcttctgtg taggatcttg ggcaactgga aacaccttct ttttatcatc tataaaacca 2941 ggatccaacc cctgtcacaa tggaggtgtt tgccattccc ggtgggatga cttctcctgt 3001 tcctgtcctg ccctcacaag tgggaaagcc tgtgaggagg ttcagtggtg tggattcagc 3061 ccgtgtcctc acggagccca gtgccagccg gtgcttcaag gatttgaatg tattgcaaat 3121 gctgttttta atggacaaag cggtcaaata ttattcagaa gcaatgggaa tattaccaga 3181 gaactcacca atatcacatt tggtttcaga acaagggatg caaatgtaat aatattgcat 3241 gcagaaaaag agcctgaatt tcttaatatt agcattcaag attccagatt attctttcaa 3301 ttgcaaagtg gcaacagctt ttatatgcta agtctgacaa gtttgcagtc agtgaatgat 3361 ggcacatggc acgaagtgac cctttccatg acagacccac tgtcccagac ctccaggtgg 3421 caaatggaag tggacaacga aacacctttt gtgaccagca caattgctac tggaagcctc 3481 aactttttga aggataatac agatatttat gtgggagaca gagctattga caatataaag 3541 ggcctgcaag ggtgtctaag tacaatagaa atcggaggca tttatctctc ttactttgaa 3601 aatgttcatg gtttcattaa taaacctcag gaagagcaat ttctcaaaat ctctaccaat 3661 tcagtggtca ctggctgttt gcagttaaat gtctgcaact ccaacccctg tttgcatgga 3721 ggaaactgtg aagacatcta tagctcttat cattgctcct gtcccttggg atggtcaggg 3781 aaacactgtg aactcaacat cgatgaatgc ttttcaaacc cctgtatcca tggcaactgc 3841 tctgacagag ttgcagccta ccactgcaca tgtgagcctg gatacactgg tgtgaactgt 3901 gaagtggata tagacaactg ccagagtcac cagtgtgcaa atggagccac ctgcattagt 3961 catactaatg gctattcttg cctctgtttt ggaaatttta caggaaaatt ttgcagacag 4021 agcagattac cctcaacagt ctgtgggaat gagaagacaa atctcacttg ctacaatgga 4081 ggcaactgca cagagttcca gactgaatta aaatgtatgt gccggccagg ttttactgga 4141 gaatggtgtg aaaaggacat tgatgagtgt gcctctgatc cgtgtgtcaa tggaggtctg 4201 tgccaggact tactcaacaa attccagtgc ctctgtgatg ttgcctttgc tggcgagcgc 4261 tgcgaggtgg acttggcaga tgacttgatc tccgacattt tcaccactat tggctcagtg 4321 actgtcgcct tgttactgat cctcttgctg gccattgttg cttctgttgt cacctccaac 4381 aaaagggcaa ctcagggaac ctacagcccc agccgtcagg agaaggaggg ctcccgagtg 4441 gaaatgtgga acttgatgcc accccctgca atggagagac tgatttagga gcattgtgtc 4501 ccttcgagat ggggatccac acactgtgaa tgtgatgact gtacttcagg tatctctgac 4561 atacctgaca atgttaatct gcaactggga ttacactgga actacaggaa tgattccttt 4621 gaccacctta aaaactttca cagtggttcc gctcgacacc attgttttat tatattatat 4681 cagccaattg caaaaaaagt ctgtgccagt aatttcagcc ttataattag caaaaacatc 4741 ttccagagaa taaagtcttc tgtggcttta gtggctatca ctgaaactct ttcctctttt 4801 caacctggga acaaatttta gttttcattt taggtttctg tactttctgt agtttctgtg 4861 taaactgcca tatgtttaca tggaaactac aggaaaaaat tggctacatt tctcacttct 4921 cctatcatgt ggtcaaagtt attgttgtat accagcgatg ggatgtatac ttttgtcctt 4981 cattcatgga ttcagagaaa gctctgggaa tgacttatgg tccaaaaaag tgacccaatg 5041 gcaacaaata aaaattgaaa tgcaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aa SEQ ID NO: 48 Human CRB1 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform C (NP_001244894.1) 1 mkdpcfsnpc qgsatcvntp gersflckcp pgysgticet tigscgknsc qhggichqdp 61 iypvcicpag yagrfceidh decasspcqn gavcgdgidg yscfcvpgyq grhcdlevde 121 casdpcknea tclneigryt cicphnysgv nceleidecw sqpclngatc qdalgayfcd 181 capgflgdhc elntdecasq pclhgglcvd genryscnct gsgftgthce tlmplcwskp 241 chnnatceds vdnytchcwp gytgaqceid lnecnsnpcq sngecvelss ekqygritgl 301 pssfsyheas gyvcicqpgf tgihceedvn ecssnpcqng gtcenlpgny tchcpfdnls 361 rtfyggrdcs dillgcthqg clnngtciph fqdgqhgfsc lcpsgytgsl ceiattlsfe 421 gdgflwvksg svttkgsvcn ialrfqtvqp malllfrsnr dvfvklells gyihlsiqvn 481 ngskvllfis hntsdgewhf vevifaeavt ltliddscke kciakaptpl esdqsicafq 541 nsflgglpvg mtsngvalln fynmpstpsf vgclqdikid wnhitlenis sgsslnvkag 601 cvrkdwcesq pcqsrgrcin lwlsyqcdch rpyegpnclr eyvagrfgqd dstgyviftl 661 desygdtisl smfvrtlqps glllalenst yqyirvwler grlamltpns pklvvkfvin 721 dgnvhlislk ikpykielyq ssqnlgfisa stwkiekgdv iyigglpdkq etelnggffk 781 gciqdvrinn qnleffpnpt nnaslnpvlv nvtqgcagdn sckrqtnvgr altelgsrgp 841 kyqvslfrfc vgswatgntf flssikpgsn pchnggvchs rwddfscscp altsgkacee 901 vqwcgfspcp hgaqcqpvlq gfecianavf nggsgqilfr sngnitrelt nitfgfrtrd 961 anviilhaek epeflnisiq dsrlffqlqs gnsfymlslt slqsvndgtw hevtlsmtdp 1021 lsqtsrwqme vdnetpfvts tiatgslnfl kdntdiyvgd raidnikglq gclstieigg 1081 iylsyfenvh gfinkpqeeq flkistnsvv tgclqlnvcn snpclhggnc ediyssyhcs 1141 cplgwsgkhc elnidecfsn pcihgncsdr vaayhctcep gytgvncevd idncgshgca 1201 ngatcishtn gyscicfgnf tgkfcrqsrl pstvcgnekt nitcynggnc tefqtelkcm 1261 crpgftgewc ekdidecasd pcvngglcqd llnkfqcicd vafagercev dladdlisdi 1321 fttigsvtva lllilllaiv asvvtsnkra tqgtyspsrq ekegsrvemw nlmpppamer 1381 li SEQ ID NO: 49 Human CRB1 cDNA Sequence Variant 4 (NM_001257966.1, CDS: from 210 to 2822) 1 cctcccgtgt aagtgatgct aagaagcaca aactgcattt tgaatctaag tccctgtatt 61 ttctgtgaag gagctgtaag tagggtggga cagagatggc acctgggggt tctgaggcac 21 ccgctcctct ctgagacaga cagggatcag gagccggact gggaccagac caccagcaac 181 acaccagagg atgttctcta aataagacca tggcacttaa gaacattaac taccttctca 241 tcttctacct cagtttctca ctgcttatct acataaaaaa ttccttttgc aataaaaaca 301 acaccaggtg cctctcaaat tcttgccaaa acaattctac atgcaaagat ttttcaaaag 361 acaatgattg ttcttgttca gacacagcca ataatttgga caaagactgt gacaacatga 421 aagacccttg cttctccaat ccctgtcaag gaagtgccac ttgtgtgaac accccaggag 481 aaaggagctt tctgtgcaaa tgtcctcctg ggtacagtgg gacaatctgt gaaactacca 541 ttggttcctg tggcaagaac tcctgccaac atggaggtat ttgccatcag gaccctattt 601 atcctgtctg catctgccct gctggatatg ctggaagatt ctgtgagata gatcacgatg 661 agtgtgcttc cagcccttgc caaaatgggg ccgtgtgcca ggatggaatt gatggttact 721 cctgcttctg tgtcccagga tatcaaggca gacactgcga cttggaagtg gatgaatgtg 781 cttcagatcc ctgcaagaac gaggctacat gcctcaatga aataggaaga tatacttgta 841 tctgtcccca caattattct ggtgtaaact gtgaattgga aattgacgaa tgttggtccc 901 agccttgttt aaatggtgca acttgtcagg atgctctggg ggcctatttc tgcgactgtg 961 cccctggatt cctgggggat cactgtgaac tcaacactga tgagtgtgcc agtcaacctt 1021 gtctccatgg agggctgtgt gtggatggag aaaacagata tagctgtaac tgcacgggta 1081 gtggattcac agggacacac tgtgagacct tgatgcctct ttgttggtca aaaccttgtc 1141 acaataatgc tacatgtgag gacagtgttg acaattacac ttgtcactgc tggcctggat 1201 acacaggtgc ccagtgtgag atcgacctca atgaatgcaa tagtaacccc tgccagtcca 1261 atggggaatg tgtggagctg tcctcagaga aacaatatgg acgcatcact ggactgcctt 1321 cttctttcag ctaccatgaa gcctcaggtt atgtctgtat ctgtcagcct ggattcacag 1381 gaatccactg cgaagaagac gtcaatgaat gttcttcaaa cccttgccaa aatggtggta 1441 cttgtgagaa cttgcctggg aattatactt gccattgccc atttgataac ctttctagaa 1501 ctttttatgg aggaagggac tgttctgata ttctcctggg ctgtacccat cagcaatgtc 1561 taaataatgg aacatgcatc cctcacttcc aagatggcca gcatggattc agctgcctgt 1621 gtccatctgg ctacaccggg tccctgtgtg aaatcgcaac cacactttca tttgagggcg 1681 atggcttcct gtgggtcaaa agtggctcag tgacaaccaa gggctcagtt tgtaacatag 1741 ccctcaggtt tcagactgtt cagccaatgg ctcttctact tttccgaagc aacagggatg 1801 tgtttgtgaa gctggagctg ctaagtggct acattcactt atcaattcag gtcaataatc 1861 agtcaaaggt gcttctgttc atttcccaca acaccagcga tggagagtgg catttcgtgg 1921 aggtaatatt tgcagaggct gtgaccctta ccttaatcga cgactcctgt aaggagaaat 1981 gcatcgcgaa agctcctact ccacttgaaa gtgatcaatc aatatgtgct tttcagaact 2041 cctttttggg tggtttacca gtgggaatga ccagcaatgg tgttgctctg cttaacttct 2101 ataatatgcc atccacacct tcgtttgtag gctgtctcca agacattaaa attgattgga 2161 atcacattac cctggagaac atctcgtctg gctcatcatt aaatgtcaag gcaggctgtg 2221 tgagaaagga ttggtgtgaa agccaacctt gtcaaagcag aggacgctgc atcaacttgt 2281 ggctgagtta ccagtgtgac tgccacaggc cctatgaagg ccccaactgt ctgagaggaa 2341 aattttgcag acagagcaga ttaccctcaa cagtctgtgg gaatgagaag acaaatctca 2401 cttgctacaa tggaggcaac tgcacagagt tccagactga attaaaatgt atgtgccggc 2461 caggttttac tggagaatgg tgtgaaaagg acattgatga gtgtgcctct gatccgtgtg 2521 tcaatggagg tctgtgccag gacttactca acaaattcca gtgcctctgt gatgttgcct 2581 ttgctggcga gcgctgcgag gtggacttgg cagatgactt gatctccgac attttcacca 2641 ctattggctc agtgactgtc gccttgttac tgatcctctt gctggccatt gttgcttctg 2701 ttgtcacctc caacaaaagg gcaactcagg gaacctacag ccccagccgt caggagaagg 2761 agggctcccg agtggaaatg tggaacttga tgccaccccc tgcaatggag agactgattt 2821 aggagcattg tgtcccttcg agatggggat ccacacactg tgaatgtgat gactgtactt 2881 caggtatctc tgacatacct gacaatgtta atctgcaact gggattacac tggaactaca 2941 ggaatgattc ctttgaccac cttaaaaact ttcacagtgg ttccgctcga caccattgtt 3001 ttattatatt atatcagcca attgcaaaaa aagtctgtgc cagtaatttc agccttataa 3061 ttagcaaaaa catcttccag agaataaagt cttctgtggc tttagtggct atcactgaaa 3121 ctctttcctc ttttcaacct gggaacaaat tttagttttc attttaggtt tctgtacttt 3181 ctgtagtttc tgtgtaaact gccatatgtt tacatggaaa ctacaggaaa aaattggcta 3241 catttctcac ttctcctatc atgtggtcaa agttattgtt gtataccagc gatgggatgt 3301 atacttttgt ccttcattca tggattcaga gaaagctctg ggaatgactt atggtccaaa 3361 aaagtgaccc aatggcaaca aataaaaatt gaaatgcaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 50 Human CRB1 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform D (NP_001244895.1) 1 malkninyll ifylsfslli yiknsfcnkn ntrclsnscq nnstckdfsk dndcscsdta 61 nnldkdcdnm kdpcfsnpcq gsatcvntpg ersflckcpp gysgticett igscgknscq 121 hggichqdpi ypvcicpagy agrfceidhd ecasspcqng avcgdgidgy scfcvpgyqg 181 rhcdlevdec asdpckneat clneigrytc icphnysgvn celeidecws qpclngatcq 241 dalgayfcdc apgflgdhce lntdecasqp clhgglcvdg enryscnctg sgftgthcet 301 lmplcwskpc hnnatcedsv dnytchcwpg ytgagceidl necnsnpcqs ngecvelsse 361 kqygritglp ssfsyheasg yvcicqpgft gihceedvne cssnpcqngg tcenlpgnyt 421 chcpfdnlsr tfyggrdcsd illgcthqqc lnngtciphf qdgqhgfscl cpsgytgslc 481 eiattlsfeg dgflwvksgs vttkgsvcni alrfqtvgpm alllfrsnrd vfvklellsg 541 yihlsiqvnn qskvllfish ntsdgewhfv evifaeavtl tliddsckek ciakaptple 601 sdqsicafqn sflgglpvgm tsngvallnf ynmpstpsfv gclqdikidw nhitleniss 661 gsslnvkagc vrkdwcesqp cgsrgrcinl wlsyqcdchr pyegpnclrg kfcrqsrlps 721 tvcgnektn1 tcynggncte fqtelkcmcr pgftgewcek didecasdpc vngglcqdll 781 nkfqcicdva fagercevdl addlisdift tigsvtvall lilllaivas vvtsnkratq 841 gtyspsrqek egsrvemwnl mpppamerli SEQ ID NO: 51 Mouse CRB1 cDNA Sequence (NM_133239.2, CDS: from 167 to 4384) 1 gaagtgcttt ctgattctct gtctgtggag gagccctggg aggggtggga cagagatggc 61 atcctggctc tctgaggcac ctgctcttct ctgaaccaca caggagtcaa gagccaaaca 121 gggatagctt cagcagcact tcagagggtg ttctctaagt aagaacatga agctcaagag 181 aactgcctac cttctcttcc tgtacctcag ctcctcactg ctcatctgca taaagaattc 241 attttgcaat aaaaacaata ccaggtgcct ttcaggtcct tgccaaaaca attctacgtg 301 caagcatttt ccacaagaca acaattgttg cttagacaca gccaataatt tggacaaaga 361 ctgtgaagat ctgaaagacc cttgcttctc gagtccctgc caaggaattg ccacttgtgt 421 gaaaatccca ggggaaggga acttcctgtg tcagtgtcct cctgggtaca gcgggctgaa 481 ctgtgaaact gccaccaatt cctgtggagg gaacctctgc caacatggag gcacctgccg 541 taaagaccct gagcaccctg tctgtatctg ccctcctgga tatgctggaa ggttctgtga 601 gactgatcac aatgagtgtg cttctagccc ttgccacaat ggggctatgt gccaggatgg 661 aatcaatggc tactcctgct tctgtgtgcc tggataccaa ggcaggcatt gtgacttgga 721 agtggatgaa tgtgtttctg atccctgcaa gaatgaggct gtgtgcctca atgagatagg 781 aagatacact tgtgtctgcc ctcaagagtt ttctggcgtg aactgtgagt tggaaattga 841 tgaatgcaga tcccagcctt gtctccacgg tgccacatgt caggacgctc cagggggcta 901 ctcctgtgac tgtgcacctg gattccttgg agagcactgt gaactcagcg ttaatgaatg 961 tgaaagtcag ccgtgtctcc atggaggtct atgtgtggat ggaagaaaca gttaccactg 1021 tgactgcaca ggtagtggat tcacagggat gcactgtgag tccttgattc ctctttgttg 1081 gtcaaagcct tgtcacaacg acgcgacatg tgaagatact gttgacagct atatttgtca 1141 ctgccggcct ggatacacag gtgccctgtg tgagacagac ataaatgaat gcagtagcaa 1201 cccctgccaa ttttgggggg aatgtgtcga gctgtcctca gagggtctat atggaaacac 1261 tgctggcctg ccttcctcct tcagctatgt tggagcctcg ggctatgtgt gtatctgtca 1321 gcctggattc acaggaattc actgtgaaga agacgttgat gaatgtttac tgcacccttg 1381 cctaaatggt ggtacttgtg agaacctgcc tgggaattat gcctgtcact gtccctttga 1441 tgacacttct aggacatttt atggaggaga aaactgctca gaaattctcc tgggctgcac 1501 tcatcaccag tgtctgaaca atggaaaatg tatccctcat ttccaaaatg gccagcatgg 1561 attcacttgc cagtgtcttt ctggctatgc ggggcccctg tgtgaaactg tcaccacact 1621 ttcatttggg agcaatggct tcctatgggt cacaagtggc tcccatacag gcatagggcc 1681 agaatgtaac atatccttga ggtttcacac tgttcaacca aacgcacttc tcctcatccg 1741 aggcaacaag gacgtgtcta tgaagctgga gttgctgaat ggttgtgttc acttatcaat 1801 tgaagtctgg aatcagttaa aggtgctcct gtctatttct cacaacacca gtgatggaga 1861 atggcatttc gtggaggtaa caatcgcaga aactctaacc cttgccctag ttggcggctc 1921 ctgcaaggag aagtgcacca ccaagtcttc tgttccagtt gagaatcatc aatcaatatg 1981 tgctttgcag gactcttttt tgggtggctt accaatgggg acagccaaca acagtgtgtc 2041 tgtgcttaac atctataatg tgccgtccac accttccttt gtaggctgtc tccaagacat 2101 tagatttgat ttgaatcaca ttactctgga gaacgtttca tctggcctgt catcaaatgt 2161 taaagcaggc tgcctgggaa aggactggtg tgaaagtcaa ccctgtcaaa acagaggacg 2221 ctgcatcaac ttgtggcagg gttatcagtg tgaatgtgac aggccctata caggctccaa 2281 ctgcctgaaa gagtatgtag cgggaagatt tggccaagat gactccacag gatatgcggc 2341 ctttagtgtt aatgataatt atggacagaa cttcagtctt tcaatgtttg tccgaacacg 2401 tcaacccctg ggcttacttc tggctttgga aaatagtact taccagtatg tcagtgtctg 2461 gctagagcac ggcagcctag cactgcagac tccaggctct cccaagttca tggtaaactt 2521 ttttctcagt gatggaaatg ttcacttaat atctttgaga atcaaaccaa atgaaattga 2581 actgtatcag tcttcacaaa acctaggatt catttctgtt cctacatgga caattcgaag 2641 aggagacgtc atcttcattg gtggcttacc tgacagagag aagactgaag tttatggtgg 2701 cttcttcaaa ggctgtgttc aagatgtcag attaaacagc cagactctgg aattctttcc 2761 caattcaaca aacaatgcat acgatgaccc aattcttgtc aatgtgactc aaggctgtcc 2821 cggagacaac acatgtaagt ccaacccctg tcataatgga ggtgtctgcc actccctgtg 2881 ggatgacttc tcctgctcct gccctacaaa cacagcgggg agagcctgcg agcaagttca 2941 gtggtgtcaa ctcagcccat gtcctcccac tgcagagtgc cagctgctcc ctcaagggtt 3001 tgaatgtatc gcaaacgctg ttttcagcgg attaagcaga gaaatactct tcagaagcaa 3061 tgggaacatt accagagaac tcaccaatat cacatttgct ttcagaacac atgatacaaa 3121 tgtgatgata ttgcatgcag aaaaagaacc agagtttctt aatattagca ttcaagatgc 3181 cagattattc tttcaattgc gaagtggcaa cagcttttat acgctgcacc tgatgggttc 3241 ccaattggtg aatgatggca catggcacca agtgactttc tccatgatag acccagtggc 3301 ccagacctcc cggtggcaaa tggaggtgaa cgaccagaca ccctttgtga taagtgaagt 3361 tgctactgga agcctgaact ttttgaagga caatacagac atctatgtgg gtgaccaatc 3421 tgttgacaat ccgaaaggcc tgcagggctg tctgagcaca atagagattg gaggcatata 3481 tctttcttac tttgaaaatc tacatggttt ccctggtaag cctcaggaag agcaatttct 3541 caaagtttct acaaatatgg tacttactgg ctgtttgcca tcaaatgcct gccactccag 3601 cccctgtttg catggaggaa actgtgaaga cagctacagt tcttatcggt gtgcctgtct 3661 ctcgggatgg tcagggacac actgtgaaat caacattgat gagtgctttt ctagcccctg 3721 tatccatggc aactgctctg atggagttgc agcctaccac tgcaggtgtg agcctggata 3781 caccggtgtg aactgtgagg tggatgtaga caattgcaag agtcatcagt gtgcaaatgg 3841 ggccacctgt gttcctgaag ctcatggcta ctcttgtctc tgctttggaa attttaccgg 3901 gagattttgc agacacagca gattaccctc aacagtctgt gggaatgaga agagaaactt 3961 cacttgctac aatggaggca gctgctccat gttccaggag gactggcaat gtatgtgctg 4021 gccaggtttc actggagagt ggtgtgaaga ggacatcaac gagtgtgcct ccgatccctg 4081 catcaatgga ggactgtgca gggacttggt caacaggttc ctatgcatct gtgatgtggc 4141 cttcgctggc gagcgctgtg agctggacct ggctgatgac aggctcctgg gcattttcac 4201 cgctgttggc tccggaactt tggccctgtt cttcatcctc ttgcttgctg gggttgcttc 4261 tcttattgcc tccaacaaaa gggcgactca aggaacctac agccccagcg gtcaggagaa 4321 ggctggccct cgagtggaaa tgtggatcag gatgccgccc ccggcactgg aaaggctcat 4381 ctaggagact gctgctcttc tcaggacaga gaagaacatg atgagtaccg ggtcgtgcct 4441 gagtgaagat ggctttacat cactagagat acatacagct gggactgtgg gaaggacctt 4501 cctgtggagt cactgagtag ttatgtcatc cattcacaga agagtgtccc tgtgtttgcc 4561 tgtcagcctc agaattagca aaacatctag cagacagaga acacagtatt tcagaagaac 4621 tccagaggct gccccttaaa ctctttactg gttgatccac ataaaatgct tagtagccaa 4681 gtgccattaa ttatacagag cc SEQ ID NO: 52 Mouse CRB1 Amino Acid Sequence (NP_573502.2) 1 mklkrtayll flylssslli ciknsfcnkn ntrclsgpcq nnstckhfpq dnnccldtan 61 nldkdcedlk dpcfsspcqg iatcvkipge gnflcqcppg ysglncetat nscggnlcqh 121 ggtcrkdpeh pvcicppgya grfcetdhne casspchnga mcqdgingys cfcvpgyqgr 181 hcdlevdecv sdpckneavc lneigrytcv cpqefsgvnc eleidecrsq pclhgatcqd 241 apggyscdca pgflgehcel svnecesqpc lhgglcvdgr nsyhcdctgs gftgmhcesl 301 iplcwskpch ndatcedtvd syichcrpgy tgalcetdin ecssnpcqfw gecvelsseg 361 lygntaglps sfsyvgasgy vcicqpgftg ihceedvdec llhpclnggt cenlpgnyac 421 hcpfddtsrt fyggencsei llgcthhgcl nngkciphfq ngqhgftcqc lsgyagplce 481 tvttlsfgsn gflwvtsgsh tgigpecnis lrfhtvqpna lllirgnkdv smklellngc 541 vhlsievwnq lkvllsishn tsdgewhfve vtiaetltla lvggsckekc ttkssvpven 601 hqsicalqds flgglpmgta nnsysviniy nvpstpsfvg clqdirfdln hitlenvssg 661 lssnvkagcl gkdwcesqpc qnrgrcinlw qgyqcecdrp ytgsnclkey vagrfgqdds 721 tgyaafsvnd nygqnfslsm fvrtrqplgl llalenstyq yvsvwlehgs lalqtpgspk 781 fmvnfflsdg nvhlislrik pneielyqss qnlgfisvpt wtirrgdvif igglpdrekt 841 evyggffkgc vqdvrinsgt leffpnstnn ayddpilvnv tqgcpgdntc ksnpchnggv 901 chslwddfsc scptntagra ceqvqwcqls pcpptaecql lpqgfecian avfsglsrei 961 lfrsngnitr eltnitfafr thdtnvmilh aekepeflni siqdarlffq lrsgnsfytl 1021 hlmgsqlvnd gtwhqvtfsm idpvaqtsrw qmevndqtpf visevatgsl nflkdntdiy 1081 vgdqsvdnpk glqgclstie iggiylsyfe nlhgfpgkpq eeqflkvstn mvltgclpsn 1141 achsspclhg gncedsyssy rcaclsgwsg thceinidec fsspcihgnc sdgvaayhcr 1201 cepgytgvnc evdvdncksh qcangatcvp eahgyscicf gnftgrfcrh srlpstvcgn 1261 ekrnftcyng gscsmfqedw qcmcwpgftg ewceedinec asdpcinggl crdlvnrflc 1321 icdvafager celdladdrl lgiftavgsg tlalffilll agvasliasn kratqgtysp 1381 sgqekagpry emwirmpppa lerli SEQ ID NO: 53 Human BRG1 cDNA Sequence Variant 1 (NM_001128849.1, CDS: from 75 to 5114) 1 ggcgggggag gcgccgggaa gtcgacggcg ccggcggctc ctgcaggagg ccactgtctg 61 cagctcccgt gaagatgtcc actccagacc cacccctggg cggaactcct cggccaggtc 121 cttccccggg ccctggccct tcccctggag ccatgctggg ccctagcccg ggtccctcgc 181 cgggctccgc ccacagcatg atggggccca gcccagggcc gccctcagca ggacacccca 241 tccccaccca ggggcctgga gggtaccctc aggacaacat gcaccagatg cacaagccca 301 tggagtccat gcatgagaag ggcatgtcgg acgacccgcg ctacaaccag atgaaaggaa 361 tggggatgcg gtcagggggc catgctggga tggggccccc gcccagcccc atggaccagc 421 actcccaagg ttacccctcg cccctgggtg gctctgagca tgcctctagt ccagttccag 481 ccagtggccc gtcttcgggg ccccagatgt cttccgggcc aggaggtgcc ccgctggatg 541 gtgctgaccc ccaggccttg gggcagcaga accggggccc aaccccattt aaccagaacc 601 agctgcacca gctcagagct cagatcatgg cctacaagat gctggccagg gggcagcccc 661 tccccgacca cctgcagatg gcggtgcagg gcaagcggcc gatgcccggg atgcagcagc 721 agatgccaac gctacctcca ccctcggtgt ccgcaacagg acccggccct ggccctggcc 781 ctggccccgg cccgggtccc ggcccggcac ctccaaatta cagcaggcct catggtatgg 841 gagggcccaa catgcctccc ccaggaccct cgggcgtgcc ccccgggatg ccaggccagc 901 ctcctggagg gcctcccaag ccctggcctg aaggacccat ggcgaatgct gctgccccca 961 cgagcacccc tcagaagctg attcccccgc agccaacggg ccgcccttcc cccgcgcccc 1021 ctgccgtccc acccgccgcc tcgcccgtga tgccaccgca gacccagtcc cccgggcagc 1081 cggcccagcc cgcgcccatg gtgccactgc accagaagca gagccgcatc acccccatcc 1141 agaagccgcg gggcctcgac cctgtggaga tcctgcagga gcgcgagtac aggctgcagg 1201 ctcgcatcgc acaccgaatt caggaacttg aaaaccttcc cgggtccctg gccggggatt 1261 tgcgaaccaa agcgaccatt gagctcaagg ccctcaggct gctgaacttc cagaggcagc 1321 tgcgccagga ggtggtggtg tgcatgcgga gggacacagc gctggagaca gccctcaatg 1381 ctaaggccta caagcgcagc aagcgccagt ccctgcgcga ggcccgcatc actgagaagc 1441 tggagaagca gcagaagatc gagcaggagc gcaagcgccg gcagaagcac caggaatacc 1501 tcaatagcat tctccagcat gccaaggatt tcaaggaata tcacagatcc gtcacaggca 1561 aaatccagaa gctgaccaag gcagtggcca cgtaccatgc caacacggag cgggagcaga 1621 agaaagagaa cgagcggatc gagaaggagc gcatgcggag gctcatggct gaagatgagg 1681 aggggtaccg caagctcatc gaccagaaga aggacaagcg cctggcctac ctcttgcagc 1741 agacagacga gtacgtggct aacctcacgg agctggtgcg gcagcacaag gctgcccagg 1801 tcgccaagga gaaaaagaag aaaaagaaaa agaagaaggc agaaaatgca gaaggacaga 1861 cgcctgccat tgggccggat ggcgagcctc tggacgagac cagccagatg agcgacctcc 1921 cggtgaaggt gatccacgtg gagagtggga agatcctcac aggcacagat gcccccaaag 1981 ccgggcagct ggaggcctgg ctcgagatga acccggggta tgaagtagct ccgaggtctg 2041 atagtgaaga aagtggctca gaagaagagg aagaggagga ggaggaagag cagccgcagg 2101 cagcacagcc tcccaccctg cccgtggagg agaagaagaa gattccagat ccagacagcg 2161 atgacgtctc tgaggtggac gcgcggcaca tcattgagaa tgccaagcaa gatgtcgatg 2221 atgaatatgg cgtgtcccag gcccttgcac gtggcctgca gtcctactat gccgtggccc 2281 atgctgtcac tgagagagtg gacaagcagt cagcgcttat ggtcaatggt gtcctcaaac 2341 agtaccagat caaaggtttg gagtggctgg tgtccctgta caacaacaac ctgaacggca 2401 tcctggccga cgagatgggc ctggggaaga ccatccagac catcgcgctc atcacgtacc 2461 tcatggagca caaacgcatc aatgggccct tcctcatcat cgtgcctctc tcaacgctgt 2521 ccaactgggc gtacgagttt gacaagtggg ccccctccgt ggtgaaggtg tcttacaagg 2581 gatccccagc agcaagacgg gcctttgtcc cccagctccg gagtgggaag ttcaacgtct 2641 tgctgacgac gtacgagtac atcatcaaag acaagcacat cctcgccaag atccgttgga 2701 agtacatgat tgtggacgaa ggtcaccgca tgaagaacca ccactgcaag ctgacgcagg 2761 tgctcaacac gcactatgtg gcaccccgcc gcctgctgct gacgggcaca ccgctgcaga 2821 acaagcttcc cgagctctgg gcgctgctca acttcctgct gcccaccatc ttcaagagct 2881 gcagcacctt cgagcagtgg tttaacgcac cctttgccat gaccggggaa aaggtggacc 2941 tgaatgagga ggaaaccatt ctcatcatcc ggcgtctcca caaagtgctg cggcccttct 3001 tgctccgacg actcaagaag gaagtcgagg cccagttgcc cgaaaaggtg gagtacgtca 3061 tcaagtgcga catgtctgcg ctgcagcgag tgctctaccg ccacatgcag gccaagggcg 3121 tgctgctgac tgatggctcc gagaaggaca agaagggcaa aggcggcacc aagaccctga 3181 tgaacaccat catgcagctg cggaagatct gcaaccaccc ctacatgttc cagcacatcg 3241 aggagtcctt ttccgagcac ttggggttca ctggcggcat tgtccaaggg ctggacctgt 3301 accgagcctc gggtaaattt gagcttcttg atagaattct tcccaaactc cgagcaacca 3361 accacaaagt gctgctgttc tgccaaatga cctccctcat gaccatcatg gaagattact 3421 ttgcgtatcg cggctttaaa tacctcaggc ttgatggaac cacgaaggcg gaggaccggg 3481 gcatgctgct gaaaaccttc aacgagcccg gctctgagta cttcatcttc ctgctcagca 3541 cccgggctgg ggggctcggc ctgaacctcc agtcggcaga cactgtgatc atttttgaca 3601 gcgactggaa tcctcaccag gacctgcaag cgcaggaccg agcccaccgc atcgggcagc 3661 agaacgaggt gcgtgtgctc cgcctctgca ccgtcaacag cgtggaggag aagatcctag 3721 ctgcagccaa gtacaagctc aacgtggacc agaaggtgat ccaggccggc atgttcgacc 3781 agaagtcctc cagccatgag cggcgcgcct tcctgcaggc catcctggag cacgaggagc 3841 aggatgagag cagacactgc agcacgggca gcggcagtgc cagcttcgcc cacactgccc 3901 ctccgccagc gggcgtcaac cccgacttgg aggagccacc tctaaaggag gaagacgagg 3961 tgcccgacga cgagaccgtc aaccagatga tcgcccggca cgaggaggag tttgatctgt 4021 tcatgcgcat ggacctggac cgcaggcgcg aggaggcccg caaccccaag cggaagccgc 4081 gcctcatgga ggaggacgag ctcccctcgt ggatcatcaa ggacgacgcg gaggtggagc 4141 ggctgacctg tgaggaggag gaggagaaga tgttcggccg tggctcccgc caccgcaagg 4201 aggtggacta cagcgactca ctgacggaga agcagtggct caagaaaatt acaggaaaag 4261 atatccatga cacagccagc agtgtggcac gtgggctaca attccagcgt ggccttcagt 4321 tctgcacacg tgcgtcaaag gccatcgagg agggcacgct ggaggagatc gaagaggagg 4381 tccggcagaa gaaatcatca cggaagcgca agcgagacag cgacgccggc tcctccaccc 4441 cgaccaccag cacccgcagc cgcgacaagg acgacgagag caagaagcag aagaagcgcg 4501 ggcggccgcc tgccgagaaa ctctccccta acccacccaa cctcaccaag aagatgaaga 4561 agattgtgga tgccgtgatc aagtacaagg acagcagcag tggacgtcag ctcagcgagg 4621 tcttcatcca gctgccctcg cgaaaggagc tgcccgagta ctacgagctc atccgcaagc 4681 ccgtggactt caagaagata aaggagcgca ttcgcaacca caagtaccgc agcctcaacg 4741 acctagagaa ggacgtcatg ctcctgtgcc agaacgcaca gaccttcaac ctggagggct 4801 ccctgatcta tgaagactcc atcgtcttgc agtcggtctt caccagcgtg cggcagaaaa 4861 tcgagaagga ggatgacagt gaaggcgagg agagtgagga ggaggaagag ggcgaggagg 4921 aaggctccga atccgaatct cggtccgtca aagtgaagat caagcttggc cggaaggaga 4981 aggcacagga ccggctgaag ggcggccggc ggcggccgag ccgagggtcc cgagccaagc 5041 cggtcgtgag tgacgatgac agtgaggagg aacaagagga ggaccgctca ggaagtggca 5101 gcgaagaaga ctgagccccg acattccagt ctcgaccccg agcccctcgt tccagagctg 5161 agatggcata ggccttagca gtaacgggta gcagcagatg tagtttcaga cttggagtaa 5221 aactgtataa acaaaagaat cttccatatt tatacagcag agaagctgta ggactgtttg 5281 tgactggccc tgtcctggca tcagtagcat ctgtaacagc attaactgtc ttaaagagag 5341 agagagagaa ttccgaattg gggaacacac gatacctgtt tttcttttcc gttgctggca 5401 gtactgttgc gccgcagttt ggagtcactg tagttaagtg tggatgcatg tgcgtcaccg 5461 tccactcctc ctactgtatt ttattggaca ggtcagactc gccgggggcc cggcgagggt 5521 atgtcagtgt cactggatgt caaacagtaa taaattaaac caacaacaaa acgcacagcc 5581 aaaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 54 Human BRG1 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform A (NP_001122321.1, CDS: from 75 to 5114) 1 mstpdpplgg tprpgpspgp gpspgamlgp spgpspgsah smmgpspgpp saghpiptqg 61 pggypqdnmh qmhkpmesmh ekgmsddpry nqmkgmgmrs gghagmgppp spmdqhsqgy 121 psplggseha sspvpasgps sgpqmssgpg gapldgadpq algqqnrgpt pfnqnqlhql 181 ragimaykml argqplpdhl qmavqgkrpm pgmqqqmptl pppsysatgp gpgpgpgpgp 241 gpgpappnys rphgmggpnm pppgpsgvpp gmpgqppggp pkpwpegpma naaaptstpq 301 klippqptgr pspappavpp aaspvmppqt gspggpagpa pmvplhqkqs ritpiqkprg 361 ldpveilger eyrlgariah rigelenlpg slagdlrtka tielkalrll nfqrqlrgev 421 vvcmrrdtal etalnakayk rskrqslrea riteklekqg kiegerkrrq khqeylnsil 481 qhakdfkeyh rsvtgkiqkl tkavatyhan tereqkkene riekermrrl maedeegyrk 541 lidqkkdkrl ayllqqtdey vanitelvrq hkaaqvakek kkkkkkkkae naegqtpaig 601 pdgepldets qmsdlpvkvi hvesgkiltg tdapkagqle awlemnpgye vaprsdsees 661 gseeeeeeee eeqpqaaqpp tlpveekkki pdpdsddvse vdarhiiena kqdvddeygv 721 sgalarglqs yyavahavte rvdkqsalmv ngvlkqyqik glewlvslyn nnlngilade 781 mglgktiqti alitylmehk ringpfliiv plstlsnway efdkwapsvv kvsykgspaa 841 rrafvpqlrs gkfnvlltty eyiikdkhil akirwkymiv deghrmknhh ckltqvinth 901 yvaprrlllt gtplqnklpe lwallnfllp tifkscstfe qwfnapfamt gekvdlneee 961 tiliirrlhk vlrpfllrrl kkeveaqlpe kveyvikcdm salqrvlyrh mqakgvlltd 1021 gsekdkkgkg gtktlmntim qlrkicnhpy mfqhieesfs ehlgftggiv qgldlyrasg 1081 kfelldrilp klratnhkvl lfcgmtslmt imedyfayrg fkylrldgtt kaedrgmllk 1141 tfnepgseyf ifllstragg lglnlqsadt viifdsdwnp hqdlqaqdra hrigqgnevr 1201 vlrlctvnsv eekilaaaky klnvdqkviq agmfdqksss herraflqai leheeqdesr 1261 hcstgsgsas fahtapppag vnpdleeppl keedevpdde tvnqmiarhe eefdlfmrmd 1321 ldrrreearn pkrkprlmee delpswiikd daeverltce eeeekmfgrg srhrkevdys 1381 dsltekqwlk kitgkdihdt assvarglqf qrglqfctra skaieegtle eieeevrqkk 1441 ssrkrkrdsd agsstpttst rsrdkddesk kqkkrgrppa eklspnppnl tkkmkkivda 1501 vikykdsssg rqlsevfiql psrkelpeyy elirkpvdfk kikerirnhk yrslndlekd 1561 vmllcgnagt fnlegsliye dsivlqsvft svrqkieked dsegeeseee eegeeegses 1621 esrsvkvkik lgrkekaqdr lkggrrrpsr gsrakpvvsd ddseeeqeed rsgsgseed SEQ ID NO: 55 Human BRG1 cDNA Sequence Variant 2 (NM_001128844.1, CDS: from 361 to 5304) 1 ggagaggccg ccgcggtgct gagggggagg ggagccggcg agcgcgcgcg cagcgggggc 61 gcgggtggcg cgcgtgtgtg tgaagggggg gcggtggccg aggcgggcgg gcgcgcgcgc 121 gaggcttccc ctcgtttggc ggcggcggcg gcttctttgt ttcgtgaaga gaagcgagac 181 gcccattctg cccccggccc cgcgcggagg ggcgggggag gcgccgggaa gtcgacggcg 241 ccggcggctc ctgcgtctcg cccttttgcc caggctagag tgcagtggtg cggtcatggt 301 tcactgcagc ctcaacctcc tggactcagc aggaggccac tgtctgcagc tcccgtgaag 361 atgtccactc cagacccacc cctgggcgga actcctcggc caggtccttc cccgggccct 421 ggcccttccc ctggagccat gctgggccct agcccgggtc cctcgccggg ctccgcccac 481 agcatgatgg ggcccagccc agggccgccc tcagcaggac accccatccc cacccagggg 541 cctggagggt accctcagga caacatgcac cagatgcaca agcccatgga gtccatgcat 601 gagaagggca tgtcggacga cccgcgctac aaccagatga aaggaatggg gatgcggtca 661 gggggccatg ctgggatggg gcccccgccc agccccatgg accagcactc ccaaggttac 721 ccctcgcccc tgggtggctc tgagcatgcc tctagtccag ttccagccag tggcccgtct 781 tcggggcccc agatgtcttc cgggccagga ggtgccccgc tggatggtgc tgacccccag 841 gccttggggc agcagaaccg gggcccaacc ccatttaacc agaaccagct gcaccagctc 901 agagctcaga tcatggccta caagatgctg gccagggggc agcccctccc cgaccacctg 961 cagatggcgg tgcagggcaa gcggccgatg cccgggatgc agcagcagat gccaacgcta 1021 cctccaccct cggtgtccgc aacaggaccc ggccctggcc ctggccctgg ccccggcccg 1081 ggtcccggcc cggcacctcc aaattacagc aggcctcatg gtatgggagg gcccaacatg 1141 cctcccccag gaccctcggg cgtgcccccc gggatgccag gccagcctcc tggagggcct 1201 cccaagccct ggcctgaagg acccatggcg aatgctgctg cccccacgag cacccctcag 1261 aagctgattc ccccgcagcc aacgggccgc ccttcccccg cgccccctgc cgtcccaccc 1321 gccgcctcgc ccgtgatgcc accgcagacc cagtcccccg ggcagccggc ccagcccgcg 1381 cccatggtgc cactgcacca gaagcagagc cgcatcaccc ccatccagaa gccgcggggc 1441 ctcgaccctg tggagatcct gcaggagcgc gagtacaggc tgcaggctcg catcgcacac 1501 cgaattcagg aacttgaaaa ccttcccggg tccctggccg gggatttgcg aaccaaagcg 1561 accattgagc tcaaggccct caggctgctg aacttccaga ggcagctgcg ccaggaggtg 1621 gtggtgtgca tgcggaggga cacagcgctg gagacagccc tcaatgctaa ggcctacaag 1681 cgcagcaagc gccagtccct gcgcgaggcc cgcatcactg agaagctgga gaagcagcag 1741 aagatcgagc aggagcgcaa gcgccggcag aagcaccagg aatacctcaa tagcattctc 1801 cagcatgcca aggatttcaa ggaatatcac agatccgtca caggcaaaat ccagaagctg 1861 accaaggcag tggccacgta ccatgccaac acggagcggg agcagaagaa agagaacgag 1921 cggatcgaga aggagcgcat gcggaggctc atggctgaag atgaggaggg gtaccgcaag 1981 ctcatcgacc agaagaagga caagcgcctg gcctacctct tgcagcagac agacgagtac 2041 gtggctaacc tcacggagct ggtgcggcag cacaaggctg cccaggtcgc caaggagaaa 2101 aagaagaaaa agaaaaagaa gaaggcagaa aatgcagaag gacagacgcc tgccattggg 2161 ccggatggcg agcctctgga cgagaccagc cagatgagcg acctcccggt gaaggtgatc 2221 cacgtggaga gtgggaagat cctcacaggc acagatgccc ccaaagccgg gcagctggag 2281 gcctggctcg agatgaaccc ggggtatgaa gtagctccga ggtctgatag tgaagaaagt 2341 ggctcagaag aagaggaaga ggaggaggag gaagagcagc cgcaggcagc acagcctccc 2401 accctgcccg tggaggagaa gaagaagatt ccagatccag acagcgatga cgtctctgag 2461 gtggacgcgc ggcacatcat tgagaatgcc aagcaagatg tcgatgatga atatggcgtg 2521 tcccaggccc ttgcacgtgg cctgcagtcc tactatgccg tggcccatgc tgtcactgag 2581 agagtggaca agcagtcagc gcttatggtc aatggtgtcc tcaaacagta ccagatcaaa 2641 ggtttggagt ggctggtgtc cctgtacaac aacaacctga acggcatcct ggccgacgag 2701 atgggcctgg ggaagaccat ccagaccatc gcgctcatca cgtacctcat ggagcacaaa 2761 cgcatcaatg ggcccttcct catcatcgtg cctctctcaa cgctgtccaa ctgggcgtac 2821 gagtttgaca agtgggcccc ctccgtggtg aaggtgtctt acaagggatc cccagcagca 2881 agacgggcct ttgtccccca gctccggagt gggaagttca acgtcttgct gacgacgtac 2941 gagtacatca tcaaagacaa gcacatcctc gccaagatcc gttggaagta catgattgtg 3001 gacgaaggtc accgcatgaa gaaccaccac tgcaagctga cgcaggtgct caacacgcac 3061 tatgtggcac cccgccgcct gctgctgacg ggcacaccgc tgcagaacaa gcttcccgag 3121 ctctgggcgc tgctcaactt cctgctgccc accatcttca agagctgcag caccttcgag 3181 cagtggttta acgcaccctt tgccatgacc ggggaaaagg tggacctgaa tgaggaggaa 3241 accattctca tcatccggcg tctccacaaa gtgctgcggc ccttcttgct ccgacgactc 3301 aagaaggaag tcgaggccca gttgcccgaa aaggtggagt acgtcatcaa gtgcgacatg 3361 tctgcgctgc agcgagtgct ctaccgccac atgcaggcca agggcgtgct gctgactgat 3421 ggctccgaga aggacaagaa gggcaaaggc ggcaccaaga ccctgatgaa caccatcatg 3481 cagctgcgga agatctgcaa ccacccctac atgttccagc acatcgagga gtccttttcc 3541 gagcacttgg ggttcactgg cggcattgtc caagggctgg acctgtaccg agcctcgggt 3601 aaatttgagc ttcttgatag aattcttccc aaactccgag caaccaacca caaagtgctg 3661 ctgttctgcc aaatgacctc cctcatgacc atcatggaag attactttgc gtatcgcggc 3721 tttaaatacc tcaggcttga tggaaccacg aaggcggagg accggggcat gctgctgaaa 3781 accttcaacg agcccggctc tgagtacttc atcttcctgc tcagcacccg ggctgggggg 3841 ctcggcctga acctccagtc ggcagacact gtgatcattt ttgacagcga ctggaatcct 3901 caccaggacc tgcaagcgca ggaccgagcc caccgcatcg ggcagcagaa cgaggtgcgt 3961 gtgctccgcc tctgcaccgt caacagcgtg gaggagaaga tcctagctgc agccaagtac 4021 aagctcaacg tggaccagaa ggtgatccag gccggcatgt tcgaccagaa gtcctccagc 4081 catgagcggc gcgccttcct gcaggccatc ctggagcacg aggagcagga tgagagcaga 4141 cactgcagca cgggcagcgg cagtgccagc ttcgcccaca ctgcccctcc gccagcgggc 4201 gtcaaccccg acttggagga gccacctcta aaggaggaag acgaggtgcc cgacgacgag 4261 accgtcaacc agatgatcgc ccggcacgag gaggagtttg atctgttcat gcgcatggac 4321 ctggaccgca ggcgcgagga ggcccgcaac cccaagcgga agccgcgcct catggaggag 4381 gacgagctcc cctcgtggat catcaaggac gacgcggagg tggagcggct gacctgtgag 4441 gaggaggagg agaagatgtt cggccgtggc tcccgccacc gcaaggaggt ggactacagc 4501 gactcactga cggagaagca gtggctcaag gccatcgagg agggcacgct ggaggagatc 4561 gaagaggagg tccggcagaa gaaatcatca cggaagcgca agcgagacag cgacgccggc 4621 tcctccaccc cgaccaccag cacccgcagc cgcgacaagg acgacgagag caagaagcag 4681 aagaagcgcg ggcggccgcc tgccgagaaa ctctccccta acccacccaa cctcaccaag 4741 aagatgaaga agattgtgga tgccgtgatc aagtacaagg acagcagcag tggacgtcag 4801 ctcagcgagg tcttcatcca gctgccctcg cgaaaggagc tgcccgagta ctacgagctc 4861 atccgcaagc ccgtggactt caagaagata aaggagcgca ttcgcaacca caagtaccgc 4921 agcctcaacg acctagagaa ggacgtcatg ctcctgtgcc agaacgcaca gaccttcaac 4981 ctggagggct ccctgatcta tgaagactcc atcgtcttgc agtcggtctt caccagcgtg 5041 cggcagaaaa tcgagaagga ggatgacagt gaaggcgagg agagtgagga ggaggaagag 5101 ggcgaggagg aaggctccga atccgaatct cggtccgtca aagtgaagat caagcttggc 5161 cggaaggaga aggcacagga ccggctgaag ggcggccggc ggcggccgag ccgagggtcc 5221 cgagccaagc cggtcgtgag tgacgatgac agtgaggagg aacaagagga ggaccgctca 5281 ggaagtggca gcgaagaaga ctgagccccg acattccagt ctcgaccccg agcccctcgt 5341 tccagagctg agatggcata ggccttagca gtaacgggta gcagcagatg tagtttcaga 5401 cttggagtaa aactgtataa acaaaagaat cttccatatt tatacagcag agaagctgta 5461 ggactgtttg tgactggccc tgtcctggca tcagtagcat ctgtaacagc attaactgtc 5521 ttaaagagag agagagagaa ttccgaattg gggaacacac gatacctgtt tttcttttcc 5581 gttgctggca gtactgttgc gccgcagttt ggagtcactg tagttaagtg tggatgcatg 5641 tgcgtcaccg tccactcctc ctactgtatt ttattggaca ggtcagactc gccgggggcc 5701 cggcgagggt atgtcagtgt cactggatgt caaacagtaa taaattaaac caacaacaaa 5761 acgcacagcc aaaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 56 Human BRG1 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform B (NP_001122316.1) 1 mstpdpplgg tprpgpspgp gpspgamlgp spgpspgsah smmgpspgpp saghpiptqg 61 pggypqdnmh qmhkpmesmh ekgmsddpry nqmkgmgmrs gghagmgppp spmdqhsqgy 121 psplggseha sspvpasgps sgpqmssgpg gapldgadpq algqqnrgpt pfnqnqlhql 181 ragimaykml argqplpdhl qmavqgkrpm pgmqqqmptl pppsysatgp gpgpgpgpgp 241 gpgpappnys rphgmggpnm pppgpsgvpp gmpgqppggp pkpwpegpma naaaptstpq 301 klippqptgr pspappavpp aaspvmppqt gspggpagpa pmvplhqkqs ritpiqkprg 361 ldpveilger eyrlgariah rigelenlpg slagdlrtka tielkalrll nfqrqlrgev 421 vvcmrrdtal etalnakayk rskrqslrea riteklekqg kiegerkrrq khqeylnsil 481 qhakdfkeyh rsvtgkiqkl tkavatyhan tereqkkene riekermrrl maedeegyrk 541 lidqkkdkrl ayllqqtdey vanitelvrq hkaaqvakek kkkkkkkkae naegqtpaig 601 pdgepldets qmsdlpvkvi hvesgkiltg tdapkagqle awlemnpgye vaprsdsees 661 gseeeeeeee eeqpqaaqpp tlpveekkki pdpdsddvse vdarhiiena kqdvddeygv 721 sgalarglqs yyavahavte rvdkqsalmv ngvlkqyqik glewlvslyn nnlngilade 781 mglgktiqti alitylmehk ringpfliiv plstlsnway efdkwapsvv kvsykgspaa 841 rrafvpqlrs gkfnvlltty eyiikdkhil akirwkymiv deghrmknhh ckltqvinth 901 yvaprrlllt gtplqnklpe lwallnfllp tifkscstfe qwfnapfamt gekvdlneee 961 tiliirrlhk vlrpfllrrl kkeveaqlpe kveyvikcdm salqrvlyrh mqakgvlltd 1021 gsekdkkgkg gtktlmntim qlrkicnhpy mfqhieesfs ehlgftggiv qgldlyrasg 1081 kfelldrilp klratnhkvl lfcgmtslmt imedyfayrg fkylrldgtt kaedrgmllk 1141 tfnepgseyf ifllstragg lglnlqsadt viifdsdwnp hqdlqaqdra hrigqgnevr 1201 vlrlctvnsv eekilaaaky klnvdqkviq agmfdqksss herraflqai leheeqdesr 1261 hcstgsgsas fahtapppag vnpdleeppl keedevpdde tvnqmiarhe eefdlfmrmd 1321 ldrrreearn pkrkprlmee delpswiikd daeverltce eeeekmfgrg srhrkevdys 1381 dsltekqwlk aieegtleei eeevrqkkss rkrkrdsdag sstpttstrs rdkddeskkq 1441 kkrgrppaek lspnppnitk kmkkivdavi kykdsssgrq lsevfiqlps rkelpeyyel 1501 irkpvdfkki kerirnhkyr slndlekdvm llcgnagtfn legsliyeds ivlqsvftsv 1561 rqkiekedds egeeseeeee geeegseses rsvkvkiklg rkekaqdrlk ggrrrpsrgs 1621 rakpvvsddd seeeqeedrs gsgseed SEQ ID NO: 57 Human BRG1 cDNA Sequence Variant 3 (NM_003072.3, CDS: from 285 to 5228) 1 ggagaggccg ccgcggtgct gagggggagg ggagccggcg agcgcgcgcg cagcgggggc 61 gcgggtggcg cgcgtgtgtg tgaagggggg gcggtggccg aggcgggcgg gcgcgcgcgc 121 gaggcttccc ctcgtttggc ggcggcggcg gcttctttgt ttcgtgaaga gaagcgagac 181 gcccattctg cccccggccc cgcgcggagg ggcgggggag gcgccgggaa gtcgacggcg 241 ccggcggctc ctgcaggagg ccactgtctg cagctcccgt gaagatgtcc actccagacc 301 cacccctggg cggaactcct cggccaggtc cttccccggg ccctggccct tcccctggag 361 ccatgctggg ccctagcccg ggtccctcgc cgggctccgc ccacagcatg atggggccca 421 gcccagggcc gccctcagca ggacacccca tccccaccca ggggcctgga gggtaccctc 481 aggacaacat gcaccagatg cacaagccca tggagtccat gcatgagaag ggcatgtcgg 541 acgacccgcg ctacaaccag atgaaaggaa tggggatgcg gtcagggggc catgctggga 601 tggggccccc gcccagcccc atggaccagc actcccaagg ttacccctcg cccctgggtg 661 gctctgagca tgcctctagt ccagttccag ccagtggccc gtcttcgggg ccccagatgt 721 cttccgggcc aggaggtgcc ccgctggatg gtgctgaccc ccaggccttg gggcagcaga 781 accggggccc aaccccattt aaccagaacc agctgcacca gctcagagct cagatcatgg 841 cctacaagat gctggccagg gggcagcccc tccccgacca cctgcagatg gcggtgcagg 901 gcaagcggcc gatgcccggg atgcagcagc agatgccaac gctacctcca ccctcggtgt 961 ccgcaacagg acccggccct ggccctggcc ctggccccgg cccgggtccc ggcccggcac 1021 ctccaaatta cagcaggcct catggtatgg gagggcccaa catgcctccc ccaggaccct 1081 cgggcgtgcc ccccgggatg ccaggccagc ctcctggagg gcctcccaag ccctggcctg 1141 aaggacccat ggcgaatgct gctgccccca cgagcacccc tcagaagctg attcccccgc 1201 agccaacggg ccgcccttcc cccgcgcccc ctgccgtccc acccgccgcc tcgcccgtga 1261 tgccaccgca gacccagtcc cccgggcagc cggcccagcc cgcgcccatg gtgccactgc 1321 accagaagca gagccgcatc acccccatcc agaagccgcg gggcctcgac cctgtggaga 1381 tcctgcagga gcgcgagtac aggctgcagg ctcgcatcgc acaccgaatt caggaacttg 1441 aaaaccttcc cgggtccctg gccggggatt tgcgaaccaa agcgaccatt gagctcaagg 1501 ccctcaggct gctgaacttc cagaggcagc tgcgccagga ggtggtggtg tgcatgcgga 1561 gggacacagc gctggagaca gccctcaatg ctaaggccta caagcgcagc aagcgccagt 1621 ccctgcgcga ggcccgcatc actgagaagc tggagaagca gcagaagatc gagcaggagc 1681 gcaagcgccg gcagaagcac caggaatacc tcaatagcat tctccagcat gccaaggatt 1741 tcaaggaata tcacagatcc gtcacaggca aaatccagaa gctgaccaag gcagtggcca 1801 cgtaccatgc caacacggag cgggagcaga agaaagagaa cgagcggatc gagaaggagc 1861 gcatgcggag gctcatggct gaagatgagg aggggtaccg caagctcatc gaccagaaga 1921 aggacaagcg cctggcctac ctcttgcagc agacagacga gtacgtggct aacctcacgg 1981 agctggtgcg gcagcacaag gctgcccagg tcgccaagga gaaaaagaag aaaaagaaaa 2041 agaagaaggc agaaaatgca gaaggacaga cgcctgccat tgggccggat ggcgagcctc 2101 tggacgagac cagccagatg agcgacctcc cggtgaaggt gatccacgtg gagagtggga 2161 agatcctcac aggcacagat gcccccaaag ccgggcagct ggaggcctgg ctcgagatga 2221 acccggggta tgaagtagct ccgaggtctg atagtgaaga aagtggctca gaagaagagg 2281 aagaggagga ggaggaagag cagccgcagg cagcacagcc tcccaccctg cccgtggagg 2341 agaagaagaa gattccagat ccagacagcg atgacgtctc tgaggtggac gcgcggcaca 2401 tcattgagaa tgccaagcaa gatgtcgatg atgaatatgg cgtgtcccag gcccttgcac 2461 gtggcctgca gtcctactat gccgtggccc atgctgtcac tgagagagtg gacaagcagt 2521 cagcgcttat ggtcaatggt gtcctcaaac agtaccagat caaaggtttg gagtggctgg 2581 tgtccctgta caacaacaac ctgaacggca tcctggccga cgagatgggc ctggggaaga 2641 ccatccagac catcgcgctc atcacgtacc tcatggagca caaacgcatc aatgggccct 2701 tcctcatcat cgtgcctctc tcaacgctgt ccaactgggc gtacgagttt gacaagtggg 2761 ccccctccgt ggtgaaggtg tcttacaagg gatccccagc agcaagacgg gcctttgtcc 2821 cccagctccg gagtgggaag ttcaacgtct tgctgacgac gtacgagtac atcatcaaag 2881 acaagcacat cctcgccaag atccgttgga agtacatgat tgtggacgaa ggtcaccgca 2941 tgaagaacca ccactgcaag ctgacgcagg tgctcaacac gcactatgtg gcaccccgcc 3001 gcctgctgct gacgggcaca ccgctgcaga acaagcttcc cgagctctgg gcgctgctca 3061 acttcctgct gcccaccatc ttcaagagct gcagcacctt cgagcagtgg tttaacgcac 3121 cctttgccat gaccggggaa aaggtggacc tgaatgagga ggaaaccatt ctcatcatcc 3181 ggcgtctcca caaagtgctg cggcccttct tgctccgacg actcaagaag gaagtcgagg 3241 cccagttgcc cgaaaaggtg gagtacgtca tcaagtgcga catgtctgcg ctgcagcgag 3301 tgctctaccg ccacatgcag gccaagggcg tgctgctgac tgatggctcc gagaaggaca 3361 agaagggcaa aggcggcacc aagaccctga tgaacaccat catgcagctg cggaagatct 3421 gcaaccaccc ctacatgttc cagcacatcg aggagtcctt ttccgagcac ttggggttca 3481 ctggcggcat tgtccaaggg ctggacctgt accgagcctc gggtaaattt gagcttcttg 3541 atagaattct tcccaaactc cgagcaacca accacaaagt gctgctgttc tgccaaatga 3601 cctccctcat gaccatcatg gaagattact ttgcgtatcg cggctttaaa tacctcaggc 3661 ttgatggaac cacgaaggcg gaggaccggg gcatgctgct gaaaaccttc aacgagcccg 3721 gctctgagta cttcatcttc ctgctcagca cccgggctgg ggggctcggc ctgaacctcc 3781 agtcggcaga cactgtgatc atttttgaca gcgactggaa tcctcaccag gacctgcaag 3841 cgcaggaccg agcccaccgc atcgggcagc agaacgaggt gcgtgtgctc cgcctctgca 3901 ccgtcaacag cgtggaggag aagatcctag ctgcagccaa gtacaagctc aacgtggacc 3961 agaaggtgat ccaggccggc atgttcgacc agaagtcctc cagccatgag cggcgcgcct 4021 tcctgcaggc catcctggag cacgaggagc aggatgagag cagacactgc agcacgggca 4081 gcggcagtgc cagcttcgcc cacactgccc ctccgccagc gggcgtcaac cccgacttgg 4141 aggagccacc tctaaaggag gaagacgagg tgcccgacga cgagaccgtc aaccagatga 4201 tcgcccggca cgaggaggag tttgatctgt tcatgcgcat ggacctggac cgcaggcgcg 4261 aggaggcccg caaccccaag cggaagccgc gcctcatgga ggaggacgag ctcccctcgt 4321 ggatcatcaa ggacgacgcg gaggtggagc ggctgacctg tgaggaggag gaggagaaga 4381 tgttcggccg tggctcccgc caccgcaagg aggtggacta cagcgactca ctgacggaga 4441 agcagtggct caaggccatc gaggagggca cgctggagga gatcgaagag gaggtccggc 4501 agaagaaatc atcacggaag cgcaagcgag acagcgacgc cggctcctcc accccgacca 4561 ccagcacccg cagccgcgac aaggacgacg agagcaagaa gcagaagaag cgcgggcggc 4621 cgcctgccga gaaactctcc cctaacccac ccaacctcac caagaagatg aagaagattg 4681 tggatgccgt gatcaagtac aaggacagca gcagtggacg tcagctcagc gaggtcttca 4741 tccagctgcc ctcgcgaaag gagctgcccg agtactacga gctcatccgc aagcccgtgg 4801 acttcaagaa gataaaggag cgcattcgca accacaagta ccgcagcctc aacgacctag 4861 agaaggacgt catgctcctg tgccagaacg cacagacctt caacctggag ggctccctga 4921 tctatgaaga ctccatcgtc ttgcagtcgg tcttcaccag cgtgcggcag aaaatcgaga 4981 aggaggatga cagtgaaggc gaggagagtg aggaggagga agagggcgag gaggaaggct 5041 ccgaatccga atctcggtcc gtcaaagtga agatcaagct tggccggaag gagaaggcac 5101 aggaccggct gaagggcggc cggcggcggc cgagccgagg gtcccgagcc aagccggtcg 5161 tgagtgacga tgacagtgag gaggaacaag aggaggaccg ctcaggaagt ggcagcgaag 5221 aagactgagc cccgacattc cagtctcgac cccgagcccc tcgttccaga gctgagatgg 5281 cataggcctt agcagtaacg ggtagcagca gatgtagttt cagacttgga gtaaaactgt 5341 ataaacaaaa gaatcttcca tatttataca gcagagaagc tgtaggactg tttgtgactg 5401 gccctgtcct ggcatcagta gcatctgtaa cagcattaac tgtcttaaag agagagagag 5461 agaattccga attggggaac acacgatacc tgtttttctt ttccgttgct ggcagtactg 5521 ttgcgccgca gtttggagtc actgtagtta agtgtggatg catgtgcgtc accgtccact 5581 cctcctactg tattttattg gacaggtcag actcgccggg ggcccggcga gggtatgtca 5641 gtgtcactgg atgtcaaaca gtaataaatt aaaccaacaa caaaacgcac agccaaaaaa 5701 aaa SEQ ID NO: 58 Human BRG1 cDNA Sequence Variant 4 (NM_001128845.1, CDS: from 1 to 4854) 1 atgtccactc cagacccacc cctgggcgga actcctcggc caggtccttc cccgggccct 61 ggcccttccc ctggagccat gctgggccct agcccgggtc cctcgccggg ctccgcccac 121 agcatgatgg ggcccagccc agggccgccc tcagcaggac accccatccc cacccagggg 181 cctggagggt accctcagga caacatgcac cagatgcaca agcccatgga gtccatgcat 241 gagaagggca tgtcggacga cccgcgctac aaccagatga aaggaatggg gatgcggtca 301 gggggccatg ctgggatggg gcccccgccc agccccatgg accagcactc ccaaggttac 361 ccctcgcccc tgggtggctc tgagcatgcc tctagtccag ttccagccag tggcccgtct 421 tcggggcccc agatgtcttc cgggccagga ggtgccccgc tggatggtgc tgacccccag 481 gccttggggc agcagaaccg gggcccaacc ccatttaacc agaaccagct gcaccagctc 541 agagctcaga tcatggccta caagatgctg gccagggggc agcccctccc cgaccacctg 601 cagatggcgg tgcagggcaa gcggccgatg cccgggatgc agcagcagat gccaacgcta 661 cctccaccct cggtgtccgc aacaggaccc ggccctggcc ctggccctgg ccccggcccg 721 ggtcccggcc cggcacctcc aaattacagc aggcctcatg gtatgggagg gcccaacatg 781 cctcccccag gaccctcggg cgtgcccccc gggatgccag gccagcctcc tggagggcct 841 cccaagccct ggcctgaagg acccatggcg aatgctgctg cccccacgag cacccctcag 901 aagctgattc ccccgcagcc aacgggccgc ccttcccccg cgccccctgc cgtcccaccc 961 gccgcctcgc ccgtgatgcc accgcagacc cagtcccccg ggcagccggc ccagcccgcg 1021 cccatggtgc cactgcacca gaagcagagc cgcatcaccc ccatccagaa gccgcggggc 1081 ctcgaccctg tggagatcct gcaggagcgc gagtacaggc tgcaggctcg catcgcacac 1141 cgaattcagg aacttgaaaa ccttcccggg tccctggccg gggatttgcg aaccaaagcg 1201 accattgagc tcaaggccct caggctgctg aacttccaga ggcagctgcg ccaggaggtg 1261 gtggtgtgca tgcggaggga cacagcgctg gagacagccc tcaatgctaa ggcctacaag 1321 cgcagcaagc gccagtccct gcgcgaggcc cgcatcactg agaagctgga gaagcagcag 1381 aagatcgagc aggagcgcaa gcgccggcag aagcaccagg aatacctcaa tagcattctc 1441 cagcatgcca aggatttcaa ggaatatcac agatccgtca caggcaaaat ccagaagctg 1501 accaaggcag tggccacgta ccatgccaac acggagcggg agcagaagaa agagaacgag 1561 cggatcgaga aggagcgcat gcggaggctc atggctgaag atgaggaggg gtaccgcaag 1621 ctcatcgacc agaagaagga caagcgcctg gcctacctct tgcagcagac agacgagtac 1681 gtggctaacc tcacggagct ggtgcggcag cacaaggctg cccaggtcgc caaggagaaa 1741 aagaagaaaa agaaaaagaa gaaggcagaa aatgcagaag gacagacgcc tgccattggg 1801 ccggatggcg agcctctgga cgagaccagc cagatgagcg acctcccggt gaaggtgatc 1861 cacgtggaga gtgggaagat cctcacaggc acagatgccc ccaaagccgg gcagctggag 1921 gcctggctcg agatgaaccc ggggtatgaa gtagctccga ggtctgatag tgaagaaagt 1981 ggctcagaag aagaggaaga ggaggaggag gaagagcagc cgcaggcagc acagcctccc 2041 accctgcccg tggaggagaa gaagaagatt ccagatccag acagcgatga cgtctctgag 2101 gtggacgcgc ggcacatcat tgagaatgcc aagcaagatg tcgatgatga atatggcgtg 2161 tcccaggccc ttgcacgtgg cctgcagtcc tactatgccg tggcccatgc tgtcactgag 2221 agagtggaca agcagtcagc gcttatggtc aatggtgtcc tcaaacagta ccagatcaaa 2281 ggtttggagt ggctggtgtc cctgtacaac aacaacctga acggcatcct ggccgacgag 2341 atgggcctgg ggaagaccat ccagaccatc gcgctcatca cgtacctcat ggagcacaaa 2401 cgcatcaatg ggcccttcct catcatcgtg cctctctcaa cgctgtccaa ctgggcgtac 2461 gagtttgaca agtgggcccc ctccgtggtg aaggtgtctt acaagggatc cccagcagca 2521 agacgggcct ttgtccccca gctccggagt gggaagttca acgtcttgct gacgacgtac 2581 gagtacatca tcaaagacaa gcacatcctc gccaagatcc gttggaagta catgattgtg 2641 gacgaaggtc accgcatgaa gaaccaccac tgcaagctga cgcaggtgct caacacgcac 2701 tatgtggcac cccgccgcct gctgctgacg ggcacaccgc tgcagaacaa gcttcccgag 2761 ctctgggcgc tgctcaactt cctgctgccc accatcttca agagctgcag caccttcgag 2821 cagtggttta acgcaccctt tgccatgacc ggggaaaagg tggacctgaa tgaggaggaa 2881 accattctca tcatccggcg tctccacaaa gtgctgcggc ccttcttgct ccgacgactc 2941 aagaaggaag tcgaggccca gttgcccgaa aaggtggagt acgtcatcaa gtgcgacatg 3001 tctgcgctgc agcgagtgct ctaccgccac atgcaggcca agggcgtgct gctgactgat 3061 ggctccgaga aggacaagaa gggcaaaggc ggcaccaaga ccctgatgaa caccatcatg 3121 cagctgcgga agatctgcaa ccacccctac atgttccagc acatcgagga gtccttttcc 3181 gagcacttgg ggttcactgg cggcattgtc caagggctgg acctgtaccg agcctcgggt 3241 aaatttgagc ttcttgatag aattcttccc aaactccgag caaccaacca caaagtgctg 3301 ctgttctgcc aaatgacctc cctcatgacc atcatggaag attactttgc gtatcgcggc 3361 tttaaatacc tcaggcttga tggaaccacg aaggcggagg accggggcat gctgctgaaa 3421 accttcaacg agcccggctc tgagtacttc atcttcctgc tcagcacccg ggctgggggg 3481 ctcggcctga acctccagtc ggcagacact gtgatcattt ttgacagcga ctggaatcct 3541 caccaggacc tgcaagcgca ggaccgagcc caccgcatcg ggcagcagaa cgaggtgcgt 3601 gtgctccgcc tctgcaccgt caacagcgtg gaggagaaga tcctagctgc agccaagtac 3661 aagctcaacg tggaccagaa ggtgatccag gccggcatgt tcgaccagaa gtcctccagc 3721 catgagcggc gcgccttcct gcaggccatc ctggagcacg aggagcagga tgaggaggaa 3781 gacgaggtgc ccgacgacga gaccgtcaac cagatgatcg cccggcacga ggaggagttt 3841 gatctgttca tgcgcatgga cctggaccgc aggcgcgagg aggcccgcaa ccccaagcgg 3901 aagccgcgcc tcatggagga ggacgagctc ccctcgtgga tcatcaagga cgacgcggag 3961 gtggagcggc tgacctgtga ggaggaggag gagaagatgt tcggccgtgg ctcccgccac 4021 cgcaaggagg tggactacag cgactcactg acggagaagc agtggctcaa gaccctgaag 4081 gccatcgagg agggcacgct ggaggagatc gaagaggagg tccggcagaa gaaatcatca 4141 cggaagcgca agcgagacag cgacgccggc tcctccaccc cgaccaccag cacccgcagc 4201 cgcgacaagg acgacgagag caagaagcag aagaagcgcg ggcggccgcc tgccgagaaa 4261 ctctccccta acccacccaa cctcaccaag aagatgaaga agattgtgga tgccgtgatc 4321 aagtacaagg acagcagcag tggacgtcag ctcagcgagg tcttcatcca gctgccctcg 4381 cgaaaggagc tgcccgagta ctacgagctc atccgcaagc ccgtggactt caagaagata 4441 aaggagcgca ttcgcaacca caagtaccgc agcctcaacg acctagagaa ggacgtcatg 4501 ctcctgtgcc agaacgcaca gaccttcaac ctggagggct ccctgatcta tgaagactcc 4561 atcgtcttgc agtcggtctt caccagcgtg cggcagaaaa tcgagaagga ggatgacagt 4621 gaaggcgagg agagtgagga ggaggaagag ggcgaggagg aaggctccga atccgaatct 4681 cggtccgtca aagtgaagat caagcttggc cggaaggaga aggcacagga ccggctgaag 4741 ggcggccggc ggcggccgag ccgagggtcc cgagccaagc cggtcgtgag tgacgatgac 4801 agtgaggagg aacaagagga ggaccgctca ggaagtggca gcgaagaaga ctgagccccg 4861 acattccagt ctcgaccccg agcccctcgt tccagagctg agatggcata ggccttagca 4921 gtaacgggta gcagcagatg tagtttcaga cttggagtaa aactgtataa acaaaagaat 4981 cttccatatt tatacagcag agaagctgta ggactgtttg tgactggccc tgtcctggca 5041 tcagtagcat ctgtaacagc attaactgtc ttaaagagag agagagagaa ttccgaattg 5101 gggaacacac gatacctgtt tttcttttcc gttgctggca gtactgttgc gccgcagttt 5161 ggagtcactg tagttaagtg tggatgcatg tgcgtcaccg tccactcctc ctactgtatt 5221 ttattggaca ggtcagactc gccgggggcc cggcgagggt atgtcagtgt cactggatgt 5281 caaacagtaa taaattaaac caacaacaaa acgcacagcc aaaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 59 Human BRG1 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform C (NP_001122317.1) 1 mstpdpplgg tprpgpspgp gpspgamlgp spgpspgsah smmgpspgpp saghpiptqg 61 pggypqdnmh qmhkpmesmh ekgmsddpry nqmkgmgmrs gghagmgppp spmdqhsqgy 121 psplggseha sspvpasgps sgpqmssgpg gapldgadpq algqqnrgpt pfnqnqlhql 181 ragimaykml argqplpdhl qmavqgkrpm pgmqqqmptl pppsysatgp gpgpgpgpgp 241 gpgpappnys rphgmggpnm pppgpsgvpp gmpgqppggp pkpwpegpma naaaptstpq 301 klippqptgr pspappavpp aaspvmppqt gspggpagpa pmvplhqkqs ritpiqkprg 361 ldpveilger eyrlgariah rigelenlpg slagdlrtka tielkalrll nfqrqlrgev 421 vvcmrrdtal etalnakayk rskrqslrea riteklekqg kiegerkrrq khqeylnsil 481 qhakdfkeyh rsvtgkiqkl tkavatyhan tereqkkene riekermrrl maedeegyrk 541 lidqkkdkrl ayllqqtdey vanitelvrq hkaaqvakek kkkkkkkkae naegqtpaig 601 pdgepldets qmsdlpvkvi hvesgkiltg tdapkagqle awlemnpgye vaprsdsees 661 gseeeeeeee eeqpqaaqpp tlpveekkki pdpdsddvse vdarhiiena kqdvddeygv 721 sgalarglqs yyavahavte rvdkqsalmv ngvlkqyqik glewlvslyn nnlngilade 781 mglgktiqti alitylmehk ringpfliiv plstlsnway efdkwapsvv kvsykgspaa 841 rrafvpqlrs gkfnvlltty eyiikdkhil akirwkymiv deghrmknhh ckltqvinth 901 yvaprrlllt gtplqnklpe lwallnfllp tifkscstfe qwfnapfamt gekvdlneee 961 tiliirrlhk vlrpfllrrl kkeveaqlpe kveyvikcdm salqrvlyrh mqakgvlltd 1021 gsekdkkgkg gtktlmntim qlrkicnhpy mfqhieesfs ehlgftggiv qgldlyrasg 1081 kfelldrilp klratnhkvl lfcgmtslmt imedyfayrg fkylrldgtt kaedrgmllk 1141 tfnepgseyf ifllstragg lglnlqsadt viifdsdwnp hqdlqaqdra hrigqgnevr 1201 vlrlctvnsv eekilaaaky klnvdqkviq agmfdqksss herraflqai leheeqdeee 1261 devpddetvn qmiarheeef dlfmrmdldr rreearnpkr kprlmeedel pswiikddae 1321 verltceeee ekmfgrgsrh rkevdysdsl tekqwlktlk aieegtleei eeevrqkkss 1381 rkrkrdsdag sstpttstrs rdkddeskkq kkrgrppaek lspnppnitk kmkkivdavi 1441 kykdsssgrq lsevfiqlps rkelpeyyel irkpvdfkki kerirnhkyr slndlekdvm 1501 llcgnagtfn legsliyeds ivlqsvftsv rqkiekedds egeeseeeee geeegseses 1561 rsvkvkiklg rkekaqdrlk ggrrrpsrgs rakpvvsddd seeeqeedrs gsgseed SEQ ID NO: 60 Human BRG1 cDNA Sequence Variant 5 (NM_001128846.1, CDS: from 1 to 4851) 1 atgtccactc cagacccacc cctgggcgga actcctcggc caggtccttc cccgggccct 61 ggcccttccc ctggagccat gctgggccct agcccgggtc cctcgccggg ctccgcccac 121 agcatgatgg ggcccagccc agggccgccc tcagcaggac accccatccc cacccagggg 181 cctggagggt accctcagga caacatgcac cagatgcaca agcccatgga gtccatgcat 241 gagaagggca tgtcggacga cccgcgctac aaccagatga aaggaatggg gatgcggtca 301 gggggccatg ctgggatggg gcccccgccc agccccatgg accagcactc ccaaggttac 361 ccctcgcccc tgggtggctc tgagcatgcc tctagtccag ttccagccag tggcccgtct 421 tcggggcccc agatgtcttc cgggccagga ggtgccccgc tggatggtgc tgacccccag 481 gccttggggc agcagaaccg gggcccaacc ccatttaacc agaaccagct gcaccagctc 541 agagctcaga tcatggccta caagatgctg gccagggggc agcccctccc cgaccacctg 601 cagatggcgg tgcagggcaa gcggccgatg cccgggatgc agcagcagat gccaacgcta 661 cctccaccct cggtgtccgc aacaggaccc ggccctggcc ctggccctgg ccccggcccg 721 ggtcccggcc cggcacctcc aaattacagc aggcctcatg gtatgggagg gcccaacatg 781 cctcccccag gaccctcggg cgtgcccccc gggatgccag gccagcctcc tggagggcct 841 cccaagccct ggcctgaagg acccatggcg aatgctgctg cccccacgag cacccctcag 901 aagctgattc ccccgcagcc aacgggccgc ccttcccccg cgccccctgc cgtcccaccc 961 gccgcctcgc ccgtgatgcc accgcagacc cagtcccccg ggcagccggc ccagcccgcg 1021 cccatggtgc cactgcacca gaagcagagc cgcatcaccc ccatccagaa gccgcggggc 1081 ctcgaccctg tggagatcct gcaggagcgc gagtacaggc tgcaggctcg catcgcacac 1141 cgaattcagg aacttgaaaa ccttcccggg tccctggccg gggatttgcg aaccaaagcg 1201 accattgagc tcaaggccct caggctgctg aacttccaga ggcagctgcg ccaggaggtg 1261 gtggtgtgca tgcggaggga cacagcgctg gagacagccc tcaatgctaa ggcctacaag 1321 cgcagcaagc gccagtccct gcgcgaggcc cgcatcactg agaagctgga gaagcagcag 1381 aagatcgagc aggagcgcaa gcgccggcag aagcaccagg aatacctcaa tagcattctc 1441 cagcatgcca aggatttcaa ggaatatcac agatccgtca caggcaaaat ccagaagctg 1501 accaaggcag tggccacgta ccatgccaac acggagcggg agcagaagaa agagaacgag 1561 cggatcgaga aggagcgcat gcggaggctc atggctgaag atgaggaggg gtaccgcaag 1621 ctcatcgacc agaagaagga caagcgcctg gcctacctct tgcagcagac agacgagtac 1681 gtggctaacc tcacggagct ggtgcggcag cacaaggctg cccaggtcgc caaggagaaa 1741 aagaagaaaa agaaaaagaa gaaggcagaa aatgcagaag gacagacgcc tgccattggg 1801 ccggatggcg agcctctgga cgagaccagc cagatgagcg acctcccggt gaaggtgatc 1861 cacgtggaga gtgggaagat cctcacaggc acagatgccc ccaaagccgg gcagctggag 1921 gcctggctcg agatgaaccc ggggtatgaa gtagctccga ggtctgatag tgaagaaagt 1981 ggctcagaag aagaggaaga ggaggaggag gaagagcagc cgcaggcagc acagcctccc 2041 accctgcccg tggaggagaa gaagaagatt ccagatccag acagcgatga cgtctctgag 2101 gtggacgcgc ggcacatcat tgagaatgcc aagcaagatg tcgatgatga atatggcgtg 2161 tcccaggccc ttgcacgtgg cctgcagtcc tactatgccg tggcccatgc tgtcactgag 2221 agagtggaca agcagtcagc gcttatggtc aatggtgtcc tcaaacagta ccagatcaaa 2281 ggtttggagt ggctggtgtc cctgtacaac aacaacctga acggcatcct ggccgacgag 2341 atgggcctgg ggaagaccat ccagaccatc gcgctcatca cgtacctcat ggagcacaaa 2401 cgcatcaatg ggcccttcct catcatcgtg cctctctcaa cgctgtccaa ctgggcgtac 2461 gagtttgaca agtgggcccc ctccgtggtg aaggtgtctt acaagggatc cccagcagca 2521 agacgggcct ttgtccccca gctccggagt gggaagttca acgtcttgct gacgacgtac 2581 gagtacatca tcaaagacaa gcacatcctc gccaagatcc gttggaagta catgattgtg 2641 gacgaaggtc accgcatgaa gaaccaccac tgcaagctga cgcaggtgct caacacgcac 2701 tatgtggcac cccgccgcct gctgctgacg ggcacaccgc tgcagaacaa gcttcccgag 2761 ctctgggcgc tgctcaactt cctgctgccc accatcttca agagctgcag caccttcgag 2821 cagtggttta acgcaccctt tgccatgacc ggggaaaagg tggacctgaa tgaggaggaa 2881 accattctca tcatccggcg tctccacaaa gtgctgcggc ccttcttgct ccgacgactc 2941 aagaaggaag tcgaggccca gttgcccgaa aaggtggagt acgtcatcaa gtgcgacatg 3001 tctgcgctgc agcgagtgct ctaccgccac atgcaggcca agggcgtgct gctgactgat 3061 ggctccgaga aggacaagaa gggcaaaggc ggcaccaaga ccctgatgaa caccatcatg 3121 cagctgcgga agatctgcaa ccacccctac atgttccagc acatcgagga gtccttttcc 3181 gagcacttgg ggttcactgg cggcattgtc caagggctgg acctgtaccg agcctcgggt 3241 aaatttgagc ttcttgatag aattcttccc aaactccgag caaccaacca caaagtgctg 3301 ctgttctgcc aaatgacctc cctcatgacc atcatggaag attactttgc gtatcgcggc 3361 tttaaatacc tcaggcttga tggaaccacg aaggcggagg accggggcat gctgctgaaa 3421 accttcaacg agcccggctc tgagtacttc atcttcctgc tcagcacccg ggctgggggg 3481 ctcggcctga acctccagtc ggcagacact gtgatcattt ttgacagcga ctggaatcct 3541 caccaggacc tgcaagcgca ggaccgagcc caccgcatcg ggcagcagaa cgaggtgcgt 3601 gtgctccgcc tctgcaccgt caacagcgtg gaggagaaga tcctagctgc agccaagtac 3661 aagctcaacg tggaccagaa ggtgatccag gccggcatgt tcgaccagaa gtcctccagc 3721 catgagcggc gcgccttcct gcaggccatc ctggagcacg aggagcagga tgaggaggaa 3781 gacgaggtgc ccgacgacga gaccgtcaac cagatgatcg cccggcacga ggaggagttt 3841 gatctgttca tgcgcatgga cctggaccgc aggcgcgagg aggcccgcaa ccccaagcgg 3901 aagccgcgcc tcatggagga ggacgagctc ccctcgtgga tcatcaagga cgacgcggag 3961 gtggagcggc tgacctgtga ggaggaggag gagaagatgt tcggccgtgg ctcccgccac 4021 cgcaaggagg tggactacag cgactcactg acggagaagc agtggctcaa gaccctgaag 4081 gccatcgagg agggcacgct ggaggagatc gaagaggagg tccggcagaa gaaatcatca 4141 cggaagcgca agcgagacag cgacgccggc tcctccaccc cgaccaccag cacccgcagc 4201 cgcgacaagg acgacgagag caagaagcag aagaagcgcg ggcggccgcc tgccgagaaa 4261 ctctccccta acccacccaa cctcaccaag aagatgaaga agattgtgga tgccgtgatc 4321 aagtacaagg acagcagtgg acgtcagctc agcgaggtct tcatccagct gccctcgcga 4381 aaggagctgc ccgagtacta cgagctcatc cgcaagcccg tggacttcaa gaagataaag 4441 gagcgcattc gcaaccacaa gtaccgcagc ctcaacgacc tagagaagga cgtcatgctc 4501 ctgtgccaga acgcacagac cttcaacctg gagggctccc tgatctatga agactccatc 4561 gtcttgcagt cggtcttcac cagcgtgcgg cagaaaatcg agaaggagga tgacagtgaa 4621 ggcgaggaga gtgaggagga ggaagagggc gaggaggaag gctccgaatc cgaatctcgg 4681 tccgtcaaag tgaagatcaa gcttggccgg aaggagaagg cacaggaccg gctgaagggc 4741 ggccggcggc ggccgagccg agggtcccga gccaagccgg tcgtgagtga cgatgacagt 4801 gaggaggaac aagaggagga ccgctcagga agtggcagcg aagaagactg agccccgaca 4861 ttccagtctc gaccccgagc ccctcgttcc agagctgaga tggcataggc cttagcagta 4921 acgggtagca gcagatgtag tttcagactt ggagtaaaac tgtataaaca aaagaatctt 4981 ccatatttat acagcagaga agctgtagga ctgtttgtga ctggccctgt cctggcatca 5041 gtagcatctg taacagcatt aactgtctta aagagagaga gagagaattc cgaattgggg 5101 aacacacgat acctgttttt cttttccgtt gctggcagta ctgttgcgcc gcagtttgga 5161 gtcactgtag ttaagtgtgg atgcatgtgc gtcaccgtcc actcctccta ctgtatttta 5221 ttggacaggt cagactcgcc gggggcccgg cgagggtatg tcagtgtcac tggatgtcaa 5281 acagtaataa attaaaccaa caacaaaacg cacagccaaa aaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 61 Human BRG1 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform D (NP_001122318.1) 1 mstpdpplgg tprpgpspgp gpspgamlgp spgpspgsah smmgpspgpp saghpiptqg 61 pggypqdnmh qmhkpmesmh ekgmsddpry nqmkgmgmrs gghagmgppp spmdqhsqgy 121 psplggseha sspvpasgps sgpqmssgpg gapldgadpq algqqnrgpt pfnqnqlhql 181 ragimaykml argqplpdhl qmavqgkrpm pgmqqqmptl pppsysatgp gpgpgpgpgp 241 gpgpappnys rphgmggpnm pppgpsgvpp gmpgqppggp pkpwpegpma naaaptstpq 301 klippqptgr pspappavpp aaspvmppqt gspggpagpa pmvplhqkqs ritpiqkprg 361 ldpveilger eyrlgariah rigelenlpg slagdlrtka tielkalrll nfqrqlrgev 421 vvcmrrdtal etalnakayk rskrqslrea riteklekqg kiegerkrrq khqeylnsil 481 qhakdfkeyh rsvtgkiqkl tkavatyhan tereqkkene riekermrrl maedeegyrk 541 lidqkkdkrl ayllqqtdey vanitelvrq hkaaqvakek kkkkkkkkae naegqtpaig 601 pdgepldets qmsdlpvkvi hvesgkiltg tdapkagqle awlemnpgye vaprsdsees 661 gseeeeeeee eeqpqaaqpp tlpveekkki pdpdsddvse vdarhiiena kqdvddeygv 721 sgalarglqs yyavahavte rvdkqsalmv ngvlkqyqik glewlvslyn nnlngilade 781 mglgktiqti alitylmehk ringpfliiv plstlsnway efdkwapsvv kvsykgspaa 841 rrafvpqlrs gkfnvlltty eyiikdkhil akirwkymiv deghrmknhh ckltqvinth 901 yvaprrlllt gtplqnklpe lwallnfllp tifkscstfe qwfnapfamt gekvdlneee 961 tiliirrlhk vlrpfllrrl kkeveaqlpe kveyvikcdm salqrvlyrh mqakgvlltd 1021 gsekdkkgkg gtktlmntim qlrkicnhpy mfqhieesfs ehlgftggiv qgldlyrasg 1081 kfelldrilp klratnhkvl lfcgmtslmt imedyfayrg fkylrldgtt kaedrgmllk 1141 tfnepgseyf ifllstragg lglnlqsadt viifdsdwnp hqdlqaqdra hrigqgnevr 1201 vlrlctvnsv eekilaaaky klnvdqkviq agmfdqksss herraflqai leheeqdeee 1261 devpddetvn qmiarheeef dlfmrmdldr rreearnpkr kprlmeedel pswiikddae 1321 verltceeee ekmfgrgsrh rkevdysdsl tekqwlktlk aieegtleei eeevrqkkss 1381 rkrkrdsdag sstpttstrs rdkddeskkq kkrgrppaek lspnppnitk kmkkivdavi 1441 kykdssgrql sevfiqlpsr kelpeyyeli rkpvdfkkik erirnhkyrs lndlekdvml 1501 lcgnagtfnl egsliyedsi vlqsvftsvr qkiekeddse geeseeeeeg eeegsesesr 1561 svkvkiklgr kekaqdrlkg grrrpsrgsr akpvvsddds eeeqeedrsg sgseed SEQ ID NO: 62 Human BRG1 cDNA Sequence Variant 6 (NM_001128847.1, CDS: from 1 to 4845) 1 atgtccactc cagacccacc cctgggcgga actcctcggc caggtccttc cccgggccct 61 ggcccttccc ctggagccat gctgggccct agcccgggtc cctcgccggg ctccgcccac 121 agcatgatgg ggcccagccc agggccgccc tcagcaggac accccatccc cacccagggg 181 cctggagggt accctcagga caacatgcac cagatgcaca agcccatgga gtccatgcat 241 gagaagggca tgtcggacga cccgcgctac aaccagatga aaggaatggg gatgcggtca 301 gggggccatg ctgggatggg gcccccgccc agccccatgg accagcactc ccaaggttac 361 ccctcgcccc tgggtggctc tgagcatgcc tctagtccag ttccagccag tggcccgtct 421 tcggggcccc agatgtcttc cgggccagga ggtgccccgc tggatggtgc tgacccccag 481 gccttggggc agcagaaccg gggcccaacc ccatttaacc agaaccagct gcaccagctc 541 agagctcaga tcatggccta caagatgctg gccagggggc agcccctccc cgaccacctg 601 cagatggcgg tgcagggcaa gcggccgatg cccgggatgc agcagcagat gccaacgcta 661 cctccaccct cggtgtccgc aacaggaccc ggccctggcc ctggccctgg ccccggcccg 721 ggtcccggcc cggcacctcc aaattacagc aggcctcatg gtatgggagg gcccaacatg 781 cctcccccag gaccctcggg cgtgcccccc gggatgccag gccagcctcc tggagggcct 841 cccaagccct ggcctgaagg acccatggcg aatgctgctg cccccacgag cacccctcag 901 aagctgattc ccccgcagcc aacgggccgc ccttcccccg cgccccctgc cgtcccaccc 961 gccgcctcgc ccgtgatgcc accgcagacc cagtcccccg ggcagccggc ccagcccgcg 1021 cccatggtgc cactgcacca gaagcagagc cgcatcaccc ccatccagaa gccgcggggc 1081 ctcgaccctg tggagatcct gcaggagcgc gagtacaggc tgcaggctcg catcgcacac 1141 cgaattcagg aacttgaaaa ccttcccggg tccctggccg gggatttgcg aaccaaagcg 1201 accattgagc tcaaggccct caggctgctg aacttccaga ggcagctgcg ccaggaggtg 1261 gtggtgtgca tgcggaggga cacagcgctg gagacagccc tcaatgctaa ggcctacaag 1321 cgcagcaagc gccagtccct gcgcgaggcc cgcatcactg agaagctgga gaagcagcag 1381 aagatcgagc aggagcgcaa gcgccggcag aagcaccagg aatacctcaa tagcattctc 1441 cagcatgcca aggatttcaa ggaatatcac agatccgtca caggcaaaat ccagaagctg 1501 accaaggcag tggccacgta ccatgccaac acggagcggg agcagaagaa agagaacgag 1561 cggatcgaga aggagcgcat gcggaggctc atggctgaag atgaggaggg gtaccgcaag 1621 ctcatcgacc agaagaagga caagcgcctg gcctacctct tgcagcagac agacgagtac 1681 gtggctaacc tcacggagct ggtgcggcag cacaaggctg cccaggtcgc caaggagaaa 1741 aagaagaaaa agaaaaagaa gaaggcagaa aatgcagaag gacagacgcc tgccattggg 1801 ccggatggcg agcctctgga cgagaccagc cagatgagcg acctcccggt gaaggtgatc 1861 cacgtggaga gtgggaagat cctcacaggc acagatgccc ccaaagccgg gcagctggag 1921 gcctggctcg agatgaaccc ggggtatgaa gtagctccga ggtctgatag tgaagaaagt 1981 ggctcagaag aagaggaaga ggaggaggag gaagagcagc cgcaggcagc acagcctccc 2041 accctgcccg tggaggagaa gaagaagatt ccagatccag acagcgatga cgtctctgag 2101 gtggacgcgc ggcacatcat tgagaatgcc aagcaagatg tcgatgatga atatggcgtg 2161 tcccaggccc ttgcacgtgg cctgcagtcc tactatgccg tggcccatgc tgtcactgag 2221 agagtggaca agcagtcagc gcttatggtc aatggtgtcc tcaaacagta ccagatcaaa 2281 ggtttggagt ggctggtgtc cctgtacaac aacaacctga acggcatcct ggccgacgag 2341 atgggcctgg ggaagaccat ccagaccatc gcgctcatca cgtacctcat ggagcacaaa 2401 cgcatcaatg ggcccttcct catcatcgtg cctctctcaa cgctgtccaa ctgggcgtac 2461 gagtttgaca agtgggcccc ctccgtggtg aaggtgtctt acaagggatc cccagcagca 2521 agacgggcct ttgtccccca gctccggagt gggaagttca acgtcttgct gacgacgtac 2581 gagtacatca tcaaagacaa gcacatcctc gccaagatcc gttggaagta catgattgtg 2641 gacgaaggtc accgcatgaa gaaccaccac tgcaagctga cgcaggtgct caacacgcac 2701 tatgtggcac cccgccgcct gctgctgacg ggcacaccgc tgcagaacaa gcttcccgag 2761 ctctgggcgc tgctcaactt cctgctgccc accatcttca agagctgcag caccttcgag 2821 cagtggttta acgcaccctt tgccatgacc ggggaaaagg tggacctgaa tgaggaggaa 2881 accattctca tcatccggcg tctccacaaa gtgctgcggc ccttcttgct ccgacgactc 2941 aagaaggaag tcgaggccca gttgcccgaa aaggtggagt acgtcatcaa gtgcgacatg 3001 tctgcgctgc agcgagtgct ctaccgccac atgcaggcca agggcgtgct gctgactgat 3061 ggctccgaga aggacaagaa gggcaaaggc ggcaccaaga ccctgatgaa caccatcatg 3121 cagctgcgga agatctgcaa ccacccctac atgttccagc acatcgagga gtccttttcc 3181 gagcacttgg ggttcactgg cggcattgtc caagggctgg acctgtaccg agcctcgggt 3241 aaatttgagc ttcttgatag aattcttccc aaactccgag caaccaacca caaagtgctg 3301 ctgttctgcc aaatgacctc cctcatgacc atcatggaag attactttgc gtatcgcggc 3361 tttaaatacc tcaggcttga tggaaccacg aaggcggagg accggggcat gctgctgaaa 3421 accttcaacg agcccggctc tgagtacttc atcttcctgc tcagcacccg ggctgggggg 3481 ctcggcctga acctccagtc ggcagacact gtgatcattt ttgacagcga ctggaatcct 3541 caccaggacc tgcaagcgca ggaccgagcc caccgcatcg ggcagcagaa cgaggtgcgt 3601 gtgctccgcc tctgcaccgt caacagcgtg gaggagaaga tcctagctgc agccaagtac 3661 aagctcaacg tggaccagaa ggtgatccag gccggcatgt tcgaccagaa gtcctccagc 3721 catgagcggc gcgccttcct gcaggccatc ctggagcacg aggagcagga tgaggaggaa 3781 gacgaggtgc ccgacgacga gaccgtcaac cagatgatcg cccggcacga ggaggagttt 3841 gatctgttca tgcgcatgga cctggaccgc aggcgcgagg aggcccgcaa ccccaagcgg 3901 aagccgcgcc tcatggagga ggacgagctc ccctcgtgga tcatcaagga cgacgcggag 3961 gtggagcggc tgacctgtga ggaggaggag gagaagatgt tcggccgtgg ctcccgccac 4021 cgcaaggagg tggactacag cgactcactg acggagaagc agtggctcaa ggccatcgag 4081 gagggcacgc tggaggagat cgaagaggag gtccggcaga agaaatcatc acggaagcgc 4141 aagcgagaca gcgacgccgg ctcctccacc ccgaccacca gcacccgcag ccgcgacaag 4201 gacgacgaga gcaagaagca gaagaagcgc gggcggccgc ctgccgagaa actctcccct 4261 aacccaccca acctcaccaa gaagatgaag aagattgtgg atgccgtgat caagtacaag 4321 gacagcagca gtggacgtca gctcagcgag gtcttcatcc agctgccctc gcgaaaggag 4381 ctgcccgagt actacgagct catccgcaag cccgtggact tcaagaagat aaaggagcgc 4441 attcgcaacc acaagtaccg cagcctcaac gacctagaga aggacgtcat gctcctgtgc 4501 cagaacgcac agaccttcaa cctggagggc tccctgatct atgaagactc catcgtcttg 4561 cagtcggtct tcaccagcgt gcggcagaaa atcgagaagg aggatgacag tgaaggcgag 4621 gagagtgagg aggaggaaga gggcgaggag gaaggctccg aatccgaatc tcggtccgtc 4681 aaagtgaaga tcaagcttgg ccggaaggag aaggcacagg accggctgaa gggcggccgg 4741 cggcggccga gccgagggtc ccgagccaag ccggtcgtga gtgacgatga cagtgaggag 4801 gaacaagagg aggaccgctc aggaagtggc agcgaagaag actgagcccc gacattccag 4861 tctcgacccc gagcccctcg ttccagagct gagatggcat aggccttagc agtaacgggt 4921 agcagcagat gtagtttcag acttggagta aaactgtata aacaaaagaa tcttccatat 4981 ttatacagca gagaagctgt aggactgttt gtgactggcc ctgtcctggc atcagtagca 5041 tctgtaacag cattaactgt cttaaagaga gagagagaga attccgaatt ggggaacaca 5101 cgatacctgt ttttcttttc cgttgctggc agtactgttg cgccgcagtt tggagtcact 5161 gtagttaagt gtggatgcat gtgcgtcacc gtccactcct cctactgtat tttattggac 5221 aggtcagact cgccgggggc ccggcgaggg tatgtcagtg tcactggatg tcaaacagta 5281 ataaattaaa ccaacaacaa aacgcacagc caaaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 63 Human BRG1 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform E (NP_001122319.1) 1 mstpdpplgg tprpgpspgp gpspgamlgp spgpspgsah smmgpspgpp saghpiptqg 61 pggypqdnmh qmhkpmesmh ekgmsddpry nqmkgmgmrs gghagmgppp spmdqhsqgy 121 psplggseha sspvpasgps sgpqmssgpg gapldgadpq algqqnrgpt pfnqnqlhql 181 ragimaykml argqplpdhl qmavqgkrpm pgmqqqmptl pppsysatgp gpgpgpgpgp 241 gpgpappnys rphgmggpnm pppgpsgvpp gmpgqppggp pkpwpegpma naaaptstpq 301 klippqptgr pspappavpp aaspvmppqt gspggpagpa pmvplhqkqs ritpiqkprg 361 ldpveilger eyrlgariah rigelenlpg slagdlrtka tielkalrll nfqrqlrgev 421 vvcmrrdtal etalnakayk rskrqslrea riteklekqg kiegerkrrq khqeylnsil 481 qhakdfkeyh rsvtgkiqkl tkavatyhan tereqkkene riekermrrl maedeegyrk 541 lidqkkdkrl ayllqqtdey vanitelvrq hkaaqvakek kkkkkkkkae naegqtpaig 601 pdgepldets qmsdlpvkvi hvesgkiltg tdapkagqle awlemnpgye vaprsdsees 661 gseeeeeeee eeqpqaaqpp tlpveekkki pdpdsddvse vdarhiiena kqdvddeygv 721 sgalarglqs yyavahavte rvdkqsalmv ngvlkqyqik glewlvslyn nnlngilade 781 mglgktiqti alitylmehk ringpfliiv plstlsnway efdkwapsvv kvsykgspaa 841 rrafvpqlrs gkfnvlltty eyiikdkhil akirwkymiv deghrmknhh ckltqvinth 901 yvaprrlllt gtplqnklpe lwallnfllp tifkscstfe qwfnapfamt gekvdlneee 961 tiliirrlhk vlrpfllrrl kkeveaqlpe kveyvikcdm salqrvlyrh mqakgvlltd 1021 gsekdkkgkg gtktlmntim qlrkicnhpy mfqhieesfs ehlgftggiv qgldlyrasg 1081 kfelldrilp klratnhkvl lfcgmtslmt imedyfayrg fkylrldgtt kaedrgmllk 1141 tfnepgseyf ifllstragg lglnlqsadt viifdsdwnp hqdlqaqdra hrigqgnevr 1201 vlrlctvnsv eekilaaaky klnvdqkviq agmfdqksss herraflqai leheeqdeee 1261 devpddetvn qmiarheeef dlfmrmdldr rreearnpkr kprlmeedel pswiikddae 1321 verltceeee ekmfgrgsrh rkevdysdsl tekqwlkaie egtleeieee vrqkkssrkr 1381 krdsdagsst pttstrsrdk ddeskkqkkr grppaeklsp nppnitkkmk kivdavikyk 1441 dsssgrqlse vfiqlpsrke lpeyyelirk pvdfkkiker irnhkyrsln dlekdvmllc 1501 gnagtfnleg sliyedsivl qsvftsvrqk iekeddsege eseeeeegee egsesesrsv 1561 kvkiklgrke kaqdrlkggr rrpsrgsrak pvvsdddsee eqeedrsgsg seed SEQ ID NO: 64 Human BRG1 cDNA Sequence Variant 7 (NM_001128848.1, CDS: from 1 to 4842) 1 atgtccactc cagacccacc cctgggcgga actcctcggc caggtccttc cccgggccct 61 ggcccttccc ctggagccat gctgggccct agcccgggtc cctcgccggg ctccgcccac 121 agcatgatgg ggcccagccc agggccgccc tcagcaggac accccatccc cacccagggg 181 cctggagggt accctcagga caacatgcac cagatgcaca agcccatgga gtccatgcat 241 gagaagggca tgtcggacga cccgcgctac aaccagatga aaggaatggg gatgcggtca 301 gggggccatg ctgggatggg gcccccgccc agccccatgg accagcactc ccaaggttac 361 ccctcgcccc tgggtggctc tgagcatgcc tctagtccag ttccagccag tggcccgtct 421 tcggggcccc agatgtcttc cgggccagga ggtgccccgc tggatggtgc tgacccccag 481 gccttggggc agcagaaccg gggcccaacc ccatttaacc agaaccagct gcaccagctc 541 agagctcaga tcatggccta caagatgctg gccagggggc agcccctccc cgaccacctg 601 cagatggcgg tgcagggcaa gcggccgatg cccgggatgc agcagcagat gccaacgcta 661 cctccaccct cggtgtccgc aacaggaccc ggccctggcc ctggccctgg ccccggcccg 721 ggtcccggcc cggcacctcc aaattacagc aggcctcatg gtatgggagg gcccaacatg 781 cctcccccag gaccctcggg cgtgcccccc gggatgccag gccagcctcc tggagggcct 841 cccaagccct ggcctgaagg acccatggcg aatgctgctg cccccacgag cacccctcag 901 aagctgattc ccccgcagcc aacgggccgc ccttcccccg cgccccctgc cgtcccaccc 961 gccgcctcgc ccgtgatgcc accgcagacc cagtcccccg ggcagccggc ccagcccgcg 1021 cccatggtgc cactgcacca gaagcagagc cgcatcaccc ccatccagaa gccgcggggc 1081 ctcgaccctg tggagatcct gcaggagcgc gagtacaggc tgcaggctcg catcgcacac 1141 cgaattcagg aacttgaaaa ccttcccggg tccctggccg gggatttgcg aaccaaagcg 1201 accattgagc tcaaggccct caggctgctg aacttccaga ggcagctgcg ccaggaggtg 1261 gtggtgtgca tgcggaggga cacagcgctg gagacagccc tcaatgctaa ggcctacaag 1321 cgcagcaagc gccagtccct gcgcgaggcc cgcatcactg agaagctgga gaagcagcag 1381 aagatcgagc aggagcgcaa gcgccggcag aagcaccagg aatacctcaa tagcattctc 1441 cagcatgcca aggatttcaa ggaatatcac agatccgtca caggcaaaat ccagaagctg 1501 accaaggcag tggccacgta ccatgccaac acggagcggg agcagaagaa agagaacgag 1561 cggatcgaga aggagcgcat gcggaggctc atggctgaag atgaggaggg gtaccgcaag 1621 ctcatcgacc agaagaagga caagcgcctg gcctacctct tgcagcagac agacgagtac 1681 gtggctaacc tcacggagct ggtgcggcag cacaaggctg cccaggtcgc caaggagaaa 1741 aagaagaaaa agaaaaagaa gaaggcagaa aatgcagaag gacagacgcc tgccattggg 1801 ccggatggcg agcctctgga cgagaccagc cagatgagcg acctcccggt gaaggtgatc 1861 cacgtggaga gtgggaagat cctcacaggc acagatgccc ccaaagccgg gcagctggag 1921 gcctggctcg agatgaaccc ggggtatgaa gtagctccga ggtctgatag tgaagaaagt 1981 ggctcagaag aagaggaaga ggaggaggag gaagagcagc cgcaggcagc acagcctccc 2041 accctgcccg tggaggagaa gaagaagatt ccagatccag acagcgatga cgtctctgag 2101 gtggacgcgc ggcacatcat tgagaatgcc aagcaagatg tcgatgatga atatggcgtg 2161 tcccaggccc ttgcacgtgg cctgcagtcc tactatgccg tggcccatgc tgtcactgag 2221 agagtggaca agcagtcagc gcttatggtc aatggtgtcc tcaaacagta ccagatcaaa 2281 ggtttggagt ggctggtgtc cctgtacaac aacaacctga acggcatcct ggccgacgag 2341 atgggcctgg ggaagaccat ccagaccatc gcgctcatca cgtacctcat ggagcacaaa 2401 cgcatcaatg ggcccttcct catcatcgtg cctctctcaa cgctgtccaa ctgggcgtac 2461 gagtttgaca agtgggcccc ctccgtggtg aaggtgtctt acaagggatc cccagcagca 2521 agacgggcct ttgtccccca gctccggagt gggaagttca acgtcttgct gacgacgtac 2581 gagtacatca tcaaagacaa gcacatcctc gccaagatcc gttggaagta catgattgtg 2641 gacgaaggtc accgcatgaa gaaccaccac tgcaagctga cgcaggtgct caacacgcac 2701 tatgtggcac cccgccgcct gctgctgacg ggcacaccgc tgcagaacaa gcttcccgag 2761 ctctgggcgc tgctcaactt cctgctgccc accatcttca agagctgcag caccttcgag 2821 cagtggttta acgcaccctt tgccatgacc ggggaaaagg tggacctgaa tgaggaggaa 2881 accattctca tcatccggcg tctccacaaa gtgctgcggc ccttcttgct ccgacgactc 2941 aagaaggaag tcgaggccca gttgcccgaa aaggtggagt acgtcatcaa gtgcgacatg 3001 tctgcgctgc agcgagtgct ctaccgccac atgcaggcca agggcgtgct gctgactgat 3061 ggctccgaga aggacaagaa gggcaaaggc ggcaccaaga ccctgatgaa caccatcatg 3121 cagctgcgga agatctgcaa ccacccctac atgttccagc acatcgagga gtccttttcc 3181 gagcacttgg ggttcactgg cggcattgtc caagggctgg acctgtaccg agcctcgggt 3241 aaatttgagc ttcttgatag aattcttccc aaactccgag caaccaacca caaagtgctg 3301 ctgttctgcc aaatgacctc cctcatgacc atcatggaag attactttgc gtatcgcggc 3361 tttaaatacc tcaggcttga tggaaccacg aaggcggagg accggggcat gctgctgaaa 3421 accttcaacg agcccggctc tgagtacttc atcttcctgc tcagcacccg ggctgggggg 3481 ctcggcctga acctccagtc ggcagacact gtgatcattt ttgacagcga ctggaatcct 3541 caccaggacc tgcaagcgca ggaccgagcc caccgcatcg ggcagcagaa cgaggtgcgt 3601 gtgctccgcc tctgcaccgt caacagcgtg gaggagaaga tcctagctgc agccaagtac 3661 aagctcaacg tggaccagaa ggtgatccag gccggcatgt tcgaccagaa gtcctccagc 3721 catgagcggc gcgccttcct gcaggccatc ctggagcacg aggagcagga tgaggaggaa 3781 gacgaggtgc ccgacgacga gaccgtcaac cagatgatcg cccggcacga ggaggagttt 3841 gatctgttca tgcgcatgga cctggaccgc aggcgcgagg aggcccgcaa ccccaagcgg 3901 aagccgcgcc tcatggagga ggacgagctc ccctcgtgga tcatcaagga cgacgcggag 3961 gtggagcggc tgacctgtga ggaggaggag gagaagatgt tcggccgtgg ctcccgccac 4021 cgcaaggagg tggactacag cgactcactg acggagaagc agtggctcaa ggccatcgag 4081 gagggcacgc tggaggagat cgaagaggag gtccggcaga agaaatcatc acggaagcgc 4141 aagcgagaca gcgacgccgg ctcctccacc ccgaccacca gcacccgcag ccgcgacaag 4201 gacgacgaga gcaagaagca gaagaagcgc gggcggccgc ctgccgagaa actctcccct 4261 aacccaccca acctcaccaa gaagatgaag aagattgtgg atgccgtgat caagtacaag 4321 gacagcagtg gacgtcagct cagcgaggtc ttcatccagc tgccctcgcg aaaggagctg 4381 cccgagtact acgagctcat ccgcaagccc gtggacttca agaagataaa ggagcgcatt 4441 cgcaaccaca agtaccgcag cctcaacgac ctagagaagg acgtcatgct cctgtgccag 4501 aacgcacaga ccttcaacct ggagggctcc ctgatctatg aagactccat cgtcttgcag 4561 tcggtcttca ccagcgtgcg gcagaaaatc gagaaggagg atgacagtga aggcgaggag 4621 agtgaggagg aggaagaggg cgaggaggaa ggctccgaat ccgaatctcg gtccgtcaaa 4681 gtgaagatca agcttggccg gaaggagaag gcacaggacc ggctgaaggg cggccggcgg 4741 cggccgagcc gagggtcccg agccaagccg gtcgtgagtg acgatgacag tgaggaggaa 4801 caagaggagg accgctcagg aagtggcagc gaagaagact gagccccgac attccagtct 4861 cgaccccgag cccctcgttc cagagctgag atggcatagg ccttagcagt aacgggtagc 4921 agcagatgta gtttcagact tggagtaaaa ctgtataaac aaaagaatct tccatattta 4981 tacagcagag aagctgtagg actgtttgtg actggccctg tcctggcatc agtagcatct 5041 gtaacagcat taactgtctt aaagagagag agagagaatt ccgaattggg gaacacacga 5101 tacctgtttt tcttttccgt tgctggcagt actgttgcgc cgcagtttgg agtcactgta 5161 gttaagtgtg gatgcatgtg cgtcaccgtc cactcctcct actgtatttt attggacagg 5221 tcagactcgc cgggggcccg gcgagggtat gtcagtgtca ctggatgtca aacagtaata 5281 aattaaacca acaacaaaac gcacagccaa aaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 65 Human BRG1 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform F (NP_001122320.1) 1 mstpdpplgg tprpgpspgp gpspgamlgp spgpspgsah smmgpspgpp saghpiptqg 61 pggypqdnmh qmhkpmesmh ekgmsddpry nqmkgmgmrs gghagmgppp spmdqhsqgy 121 psplggseha sspvpasgps sgpqmssgpg gapldgadpq algqqnrgpt pfnqnqlhql 181 ragimaykml argqplpdhl qmavqgkrpm pgmqqqmptl pppsysatgp gpgpgpgpgp 241 gpgpappnys rphgmggpnm pppgpsgvpp gmpgqppggp pkpwpegpma naaaptstpq 301 klippqptgr pspappavpp aaspvmppqt gspggpagpa pmvplhqkqs ritpiqkprg 361 ldpveilger eyrlgariah rigelenlpg slagdlrtka tielkalrll nfqrqlrgev 421 vvcmrrdtal etalnakayk rskrqslrea riteklekqg kiegerkrrq khqeylnsil 481 qhakdfkeyh rsvtgkiqkl tkavatyhan tereqkkene riekermrrl maedeegyrk 541 lidqkkdkrl ayllqqtdey vanitelvrq hkaaqvakek kkkkkkkkae naegqtpaig 601 pdgepldets qmsdlpvkvi hvesgkiltg tdapkagqle awlemnpgye vaprsdsees 661 gseeeeeeee eeqpqaaqpp tlpveekkki pdpdsddvse vdarhiiena kqdvddeygv 721 sgalarglqs yyavahavte rvdkqsalmv ngvlkqyqik glewlvslyn nnlngilade 781 mglgktiqti alitylmehk ringpfliiv plstlsnway efdkwapsvv kvsykgspaa 841 rrafvpqlrs gkfnvlltty eyiikdkhil akirwkymiv deghrmknhh ckltqvinth 901 yvaprrlllt gtplqnklpe lwallnfllp tifkscstfe qwfnapfamt gekvdlneee 961 tiliirrlhk vlrpfllrrl kkeveaqlpe kveyvikcdm salqrvlyrh mqakgvlltd 1021 gsekdkkgkg gtktlmntim qlrkicnhpy mfqhieesfs ehlgftggiv qgldlyrasg 1081 kfelldrilp klratnhkvl lfcgmtslmt imedyfayrg fkylrldgtt kaedrgmllk 1141 tfnepgseyf ifllstragg lglnlqsadt viifdsdwnp hqdlqaqdra hrigqgnevr 1201 vlrlctvnsv eekilaaaky klnvdqkviq agmfdqksss herraflqai leheeqdeee 1261 devpddetvn qmiarheeef dlfmrmdldr rreearnpkr kprlmeedel pswiikddae 1321 verltceeee ekmfgrgsrh rkevdysdsl tekqwlkaie egtleeieee vrqkkssrkr 1381 krdsdagsst pttstrsrdk ddeskkqkkr grppaeklsp nppnitkkmk kivdavikyk 1441 dssgrqlsev fiqlpsrkel peyyelirkp vdfkkikeri rnhkyrslnd lekdvmllcq 1501 naqtfnlegs liyedsivlq svftsvrqki ekeddsegee seeeeegeee gsesesrsvk 1561 vkiklgrkek aqdrlkggrr rpsrgsrakp vvsdddseee qeedrsgsgs eed SEQ ID NO: 66 Mouse BRG1 cDNA Sequence Variant 1 (NM_001174078.1, CDS: from 261 to 5114) 1 ggcaagtgga gcgggtagac agggaggcgg gggcgcgcgg cgggcgcgtg cggtgggggg 61 gggtggcctg gcgaagccca gcgggcgcgc gcgcgaggct ttcccactcg cttggcagcg 121 gcggagacgg cttctttgtt tcctgaggag aagcgagacg cccactctgt ccccgacccc 181 tcgtggaggg ttgggggcgg cgccaggaag gttacggcgc cgttacctcc aggagaccag 241 tgcctgtagc tccagtaaag atgtctactc cagacccacc cttgggtggg actcctcggc 301 ctggtccttc cccaggccct ggtccttcac ctggtgcaat gctgggtcct agccctggcc 361 cctcaccagg ttctgcccac agcatgatgg ggccaagccc aggacctcct tcagcaggac 421 atcccatgcc cacccagggg cctggagggt acccccagga caacatgcat cagatgcaca 481 agcctatgga gtccatgcac gagaagggca tgcctgatga cccacgatac aaccagatga 541 aagggatggg catgcggtca ggggcccaca caggcatggc acctccacct agtcccatgg 601 accagcattc tcaaggttac ccctcacccc tcggcggctc tgaacatgcc tccagtcctg 661 tcccagccag tggcccatct tcaggccccc agatgtcctc tgggccagga ggggccccac 721 tagatggttc tgatccccag gccttgggac agcaaaacag aggcccaacc ccatttaacc 781 agaaccagct gcatcaactc agagctcaga taatggccta caagatgttg gccaggggcc 841 agccattgcc cgaccacctg cagatggccg tgcaaggcaa gcggccgatg cctggaatgc 901 agcaacagat gccaacacta cctccaccct cagtgtccgc cacaggaccc ggacctggac 961 ccggccctgg ccctggccct ggcccaggac cagcccctcc aaattacagt agaccccatg 1021 gtatgggagg gcccaacatg cctcccccag gaccctcagg tgtgcccccc gggatgcctg 1081 gtcagccgcc tggagggcct cccaagccat ggcctgaagg acccatggcc aatgctgctg 1141 cccccacaag caccccacag aagctgattc ctccgcaacc aacaggccgt ccttcacctg 1201 cacctcctgc tgtcccgcct gctgcctcac ctgtaatgcc accacaaaca cagtccccag 1261 ggcagccagc ccagcctgct ccattggtgc cactgcacca gaagcagagc cgaatcaccc 1321 ccatccagaa gccccgaggc cttgaccctg tggagatcct acaagagcgg gagtacaggc 1381 ttcaggctcg aatcgcacac agaattcagg aacttgaaaa cctccctggg tccctggctg 1441 gggaccttcg aaccaaagca accatcgaac tcaaggccct taggttgctg aacttccaga 1501 ggcagctgcg ccaggaggtg gtggtgtgca tgcgaagaga cacagccctg gagacagccc 1561 tcaatgccaa ggcctacaag cgcagcaaac gtcagtcact acgggaggcc cgcatcactg 1621 agaagttgga gaagcagcag aagattgaac aggagcgcaa gcgccgccag aagcaccagg 1681 agtacctcaa cagcattctg cagcatgcca aggacttcag ggagtatcac agatcagtca 1741 caggcaaact ccagaaactc accaaggctg tggccaccta ccatgccaac actgagcggg 1801 agcagaagaa agaaaatgag cgcattgaga aggagcgaat gcggaggctt atggctgaag 1861 atgaggaggg ctaccgcaaa ctcattgacc agaagaagga caagcgcctg gcctaccttc 1921 tgcagcagac agatgagtat gtggccaacc tcacagagct ggtgcggcag cacaaagctg 1981 cccaggttgc caaggagaag aagaagaaaa agaaaaagaa gaaggcagaa aatgctgaag 2041 gacagacacc tgctattgga ccagatggtg agcctctgga tgagaccagc cagatgagtg 2101 acctccctgt gaaggtgatc cacgtggaga gtggcaagat cctcactggc acagatgccc 2161 caaaagccgg gcagctggaa gcctggcttg aaatgaaccc agggtatgaa gtagccccca 2221 ggtcagacag tgaagaaagt ggctctgaag aggaggagga ggaggaggaa gaggagcagc 2281 ctcagcccgc acagccccct acactgcctg tggaagaaaa gaagaagatt ccagacccag 2341 acagcgatga tgtctctgag gtggacgccc gacacattat tgagaacgcc aagcaagatg 2401 tggacgatga gtacggtgtg tcccaggccc ttgctcgtgg cctgcagtct tactatgctg 2461 tggcccatgc agtcacagag agagtagata agcagtccgc cctcatggtc aacggtgtcc 2521 tcaaacagta ccagatcaag ggtttggagt ggctggtgtc cctgtacaac aacaacctga 2581 atggcatcct ggctgatgag atggggctgg ggaagaccat ccagaccatc gcgctcatca 2641 catacctcat ggagcacaag cgcatcaacg ggcctttcct catcatcgtg cctctctcga 2701 cactgtcaaa ctgggcgtat gaatttgaca agtgggcccc ctctgtggtg aaggtttctt 2761 acaagggctc tccagctgca aggcgagctt ttgtcccaca gcttcgcagt gggaagttca 2821 acgtcttact gaccacctat gaatatatca tcaaagacaa gcatatccta gccaagatcc 2881 gctggaagta catgattgtg gatgaaggcc accgcatgaa aaaccaccac tgcaagttga 2941 cgcaggtcct taacacacac tacgtggccc ctcggcgcct gcttcttaca ggcacaccac 3001 tgcagaacaa gctaccggag ctctgggccc tgcttaactt cctgctcccc actatcttca 3061 agagctgcag caccttcgaa cagtggttca atgcaccctt tgccatgact ggagaaaagg 3121 tggacctgaa tgaagaggag actatcctca ttattcgtcg cctacacaaa gttctgcggc 3181 ccttcctgct gcggcggctc aagaaggaag ttgaagccca gctccctgag aaggtagagt 3241 atgtcatcaa atgcgacatg tcagccctgc agcgtgtgct gtaccgtcac atgcaggcca 3301 aaggtgtgct gctgactgac ggctccgaga aggacaagaa gggcaaaggt ggcaccaaga 3361 cactgatgaa cactattatg caactgcgta agatctgcaa ccacccctac atgttccagc 3421 acatcgagga gtccttttct gagcacttgg ggttcaccgg cggcatcgtg caaggattgg 3481 acctttaccg tgcctcaggg aaatttgaac ttcttgatag aattctaccc aaactccgtg 3541 caacgaacca taaagtgctc ctcttttgcc aaatgacctc cctcatgacc atcatggaag 3601 actactttgc ataccgtggc ttcaaatacc tcaggcttga tggaaccaca aaagcagaag 3661 accggggcat gctgttgaaa acctttaatg aacctggctc tgagtatttc attttcctgc 3721 tcagtacccg tgctgggggg ctgggcctga atctgcagtc agctgacact gtgatcatct 3781 ttgacagtga ctggaatccc caccaggacc tgcaagcaca ggatcgagcc catcgcattg 3841 gacagcagaa tgaggtgcgt gttcttcgcc tgtgcacggt caacagtgtg gaagagaaga 3901 tactggctgc tgccaaatac aaactcaatg tggatcagaa ggtgatccag gcaggcatgt 3961 tcgaccagaa gtcgtccagc catgagaggc gtgccttcct gcaggccatc ctggagcacg 4021 aggagcagga tgaggaggaa gatgaggtgc ctgatgatga gaccgtcaac cagatgattg 4081 cccggcacga agaagagttt gacctcttca tgcgcatgga cttggaccgc cggcgtgaag 4141 aagcccgcaa ccccaagcgg aagccacgcc tgatggaaga ggatgagctc ccatcctgga 4201 tcatcaagga tgatgccgag gtggagcggc tgacatgtga agaggaagag gagaagatgt 4261 tcggccgtgg ttctcgccac cgcaaggagg tagactacag cgactcactg acagagaagc 4321 agtggctcaa gaccctgaag gctatcgagg agggcacgct ggaggagatc gaagaggagg 4381 tccggcagaa gaaatcttca cgtaagcgta agcgagacag cgaggccggc tcctccaccc 4441 cgaccaccag cacccgcagc cgtgacaagg atgaggagag caagaagcag aagaaacgtg 4501 ggcggccacc tgctgagaag ctgtccccaa acccacctaa cctcaccaag aagatgaaga 4561 agatcgtgga tgctgtgatc aagtacaaag acagcagcag tggacgtcag ctcagcgagg 4621 tgttcatcca gctcccctct cgcaaggagc ttcctgagta ctatgagctc atccgaaagc 4681 ctgtggactt caagaagatc aaggaacgca tccgaaacca caagtaccgc agcctcaatg 4741 acctggagaa ggatgtgatg ctgctgtgcc agaacgctca gacgttcaac ctcgagggtt 4801 ccctgatcta tgaggactcc atcgtcctgc agtctgtctt caccagcgta cggcagaaga 4861 ttgagaagga ggacgacagt gaaggcgagg aaagcgagga ggaggaggag ggcgaggagg 4921 aaggctccga gtctgagtcc cgctccgtca aggtgaagat caagctgggc cgcaaggaga 4981 aggcccagga ccgactcaag gggggccgcc ggcggccaag ccggggatcc cgggccaagc 5041 cggttgtgag tgacgatgac agtgaggagg agcaggagga ggaccgctca ggaagtggca 5101 gtgaggaaga ctgaaccaga cattcctgag tcctgacccc gaggcgctcg tcccagccaa 5161 gatggagtag cccttagcag tgatgggtag caccagatgt agtttcgaac ttggagaact 5221 gtacacatgc aatcttccac atttttaggc agagaagtat aggcctgtct gtcggccctg 5281 gcctggcctc gagtctctac cagcattaac tgtctagaga ggggacctcc tgggagcacc 5341 atccacctcc ccaggcccca gtcactgtag ctcagtggat gcatgcgcgt gccggccgct 5401 ccttgtactg tatcttactg gacagggcca gctctccagg aggctcacag gcccagcggg 5461 tatgtcagtg tcactggagt cagacagtaa taaattaaag caatgacaag ccaccactgg 5521 ctccctggac tccttgctgt cagcagtggc tccggggcca cagagaagaa agaaagactt 5581 ttaggaactg ggtctaactt atgggcaaag tacttgcctt gccaggtgta tgggttttgc 5641 attcccatca cccacacacc ctaaacaagc caagtcagtg agcttcaagt tagagcctcc 5701 acctcaatgt gtacgtggaa agcaatcaaa gatgatgcct agcatccacc tctggccctc 5761 atgtgcagat gtacacacac tgaattacat acacgggaca cacacatcca cacggaggca 5821 gtccatgact tgcactgggg agatggtacc ataggcgaaa gtgccacagg cacagggcca 5881 ggctaattta gtcctgcagt cctgtgctct taagatgaag gcacaaagag gaaccccagg 5941 cgctccaact agcatgccag gcagtgacaa gaccctgctt caaatgaatc agagcccaca 6001 ttcagtattg ccctcttacc cgatgcgatg cccatgccct cacatatgaa tgtgtatata 6061 tacatacata cgtaaaataa ttctttttta aattatagac atttttgtgt gaatgttttg 6121 cctgaatgtg tgtgtgtgtg tgtgtgtgtg tgtgtgtgtg tgtgtgtgtg tatcaagtac 6181 attcctagag cctacagagg tcaagggagg gcattggatc tggaactgga gtcacatgag 6241 gctgtgagca actgtgtggg ttcctgggcc tttgcaacag cagttagtac tcttcaccac 6301 tgagccattt ctccaatctc aaaaagaagc attcttttaa atgaagactg aaataaataa 6361 gtaggacttg ccttgg SEQ ID NO: 67 Mouse BRG1 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform A (NP_001167549.1) 1 mstpdpplgg tprpgpspgp gpspgamlgp spgpspgsah smmgpspgpp saghpmptqg 61 pggypqdnmh qmhkpmesmh ekgmpddpry nqmkgmgmrs gahtgmappp spmdqhsqgy 121 psplggseha sspvpasgps sgpqmssgpg gapldgsdpq algqqnrgpt pfnqnqlhql 181 ragimaykml argqplpdhl qmavqgkrpm pgmqqqmptl pppsysatgp gpgpgpgpgp 241 gpgpappnys rphgmggpnm pppgpsgvpp gmpgqppggp pkpwpegpma naaaptstpq 301 klippqptgr pspappavpp aaspvmppqt gspggpagpa plvplhqkqs ritpiqkprg 361 ldpveilger eyrlgariah rigelenlpg slagdlrtka tielkalrll nfqrqlrgev 421 vvcmrrdtal etalnakayk rskrqslrea riteklekqg kiegerkrrq khqeylnsil 481 qhakdfreyh rsvtgklqkl tkavatyhan tereqkkene riekermrrl maedeegyrk 541 lidqkkdkrl ayllqqtdey vanitelvrq hkaaqvakek kkkkkkkkae naegqtpaig 601 pdgepldets qmsdlpvkvi hvesgkiltg tdapkagqle awlemnpgye vaprsdsees 661 gseeeeeeee eeqpqpaqpp tlpveekkki pdpdsddvse vdarhiiena kqdvddeygv 721 sgalarglqs yyavahavte rvdkqsalmv ngvlkqyqik glewlvslyn nnlngilade 781 mglgktiqti alitylmehk ringpfliiv plstlsnway efdkwapsvv kvsykgspaa 841 rrafvpqlrs gkfnvlltty eyiikdkhil akirwkymiv deghrmknhh ckltqvinth 901 yvaprrlllt gtplqnklpe lwallnfllp tifkscstfe qwfnapfamt gekvdlneee 961 tiliirrlhk vlrpfllrrl kkeveaqlpe kveyvikcdm salqrvlyrh mqakgvlltd 1021 gsekdkkgkg gtktlmntim qlrkicnhpy mfqhieesfs ehlgftggiv qgldlyrasg 1081 kfelldrilp klratnhkvl lfcgmtslmt imedyfayrg fkylrldgtt kaedrgmllk 1141 tfnepgseyf ifllstragg lglnlqsadt viifdsdwnp hqdlqaqdra hrigqgnevr 1201 vlrlctvnsv eekilaaaky klnvdqkviq agmfdqksss herraflqai leheeqdeee 1261 devpddetvn qmiarheeef dlfmrmdldr rreearnpkr kprlmeedel pswiikddae 1321 verltceeee ekmfgrgsrh rkevdysdsl tekqwlktlk aieegtleei eeevrqkkss 1381 rkrkrdseag sstpttstrs rdkdeeskkq kkrgrppaek lspnppnitk kmkkivdavi 1441 kykdsssgrq lsevfiqlps rkelpeyyel irkpvdfkki kerirnhkyr slndlekdvm 1501 llcgnagtfn legsliyeds ivlqsvftsv rqkiekedds egeeseeeee geeegseses 1561 rsvkvkiklg rkekaqdrlk ggrrrpsrgs rakpvvsddd seeeqeedrs gsgseed SEQ ID NO: 68 Mouse BRG1 cDNA Sequence Variant 2 (NM_011417.3, CDS: from 261 to 5105) 1 ggcaagtgga gcgggtagac agggaggcgg gggcgcgcgg cgggcgcgtg cggtgggggg 61 gggtggcctg gcgaagccca gcgggcgcgc gcgcgaggct ttcccactcg cttggcagcg 121 gcggagacgg cttctttgtt tcctgaggag aagcgagacg cccactctgt ccccgacccc 181 tcgtggaggg ttgggggcgg cgccaggaag gttacggcgc cgttacctcc aggagaccag 241 tgcctgtagc tccagtaaag atgtctactc cagacccacc cttgggtggg actcctcggc 301 ctggtccttc cccaggccct ggtccttcac ctggtgcaat gctgggtcct agccctggcc 361 cctcaccagg ttctgcccac agcatgatgg ggccaagccc aggacctcct tcagcaggac 421 atcccatgcc cacccagggg cctggagggt acccccagga caacatgcat cagatgcaca 481 agcctatgga gtccatgcac gagaagggca tgcctgatga cccacgatac aaccagatga 541 aagggatggg catgcggtca ggggcccaca caggcatggc acctccacct agtcccatgg 601 accagcattc tcaaggttac ccctcacccc tcggcggctc tgaacatgcc tccagtcctg 661 tcccagccag tggcccatct tcaggccccc agatgtcctc tgggccagga ggggccccac 721 tagatggttc tgatccccag gccttgggac agcaaaacag aggcccaacc ccatttaacc 781 agaaccagct gcatcaactc agagctcaga taatggccta caagatgttg gccaggggcc 841 agccattgcc cgaccacctg cagatggccg tgcaaggcaa gcggccgatg cctggaatgc 901 agcaacagat gccaacacta cctccaccct cagtgtccgc cacaggaccc ggacctggac 961 ccggccctgg ccctggccct ggcccaggac cagcccctcc aaattacagt agaccccatg 1021 gtatgggagg gcccaacatg cctcccccag gaccctcagg tgtgcccccc gggatgcctg 1081 gtcagccgcc tggagggcct cccaagccat ggcctgaagg acccatggcc aatgctgctg 1141 cccccacaag caccccacag aagctgattc ctccgcaacc aacaggccgt ccttcacctg 1201 cacctcctgc tgtcccgcct gctgcctcac ctgtaatgcc accacaaaca cagtccccag 1261 ggcagccagc ccagcctgct ccattggtgc cactgcacca gaagcagagc cgaatcaccc 1321 ccatccagaa gccccgaggc cttgaccctg tggagatcct acaagagcgg gagtacaggc 1381 ttcaggctcg aatcgcacac agaattcagg aacttgaaaa cctccctggg tccctggctg 1441 gggaccttcg aaccaaagca accatcgaac tcaaggccct taggttgctg aacttccaga 1501 ggcagctgcg ccaggaggtg gtggtgtgca tgcgaagaga cacagccctg gagacagccc 1561 tcaatgccaa ggcctacaag cgcagcaaac gtcagtcact acgggaggcc cgcatcactg 1621 agaagttgga gaagcagcag aagattgaac aggagcgcaa gcgccgccag aagcaccagg 1681 agtacctcaa cagcattctg cagcatgcca aggacttcag ggagtatcac agatcagtca 1741 caggcaaact ccagaaactc accaaggctg tggccaccta ccatgccaac actgagcggg 1801 agcagaagaa agaaaatgag cgcattgaga aggagcgaat gcggaggctt atggctgaag 1861 atgaggaggg ctaccgcaaa ctcattgacc agaagaagga caagcgcctg gcctaccttc 1921 tgcagcagac agatgagtat gtggccaacc tcacagagct ggtgcggcag cacaaagctg 1981 cccaggttgc caaggagaag aagaagaaaa agaaaaagaa gaaggcagaa aatgctgaag 2041 gacagacacc tgctattgga ccagatggtg agcctctgga tgagaccagc cagatgagtg 2101 acctccctgt gaaggtgatc cacgtggaga gtggcaagat cctcactggc acagatgccc 2161 caaaagccgg gcagctggaa gcctggcttg aaatgaaccc agggtatgaa gtagccccca 2221 ggtcagacag tgaagaaagt ggctctgaag aggaggagga ggaggaggaa gaggagcagc 2281 ctcagcccgc acagccccct acactgcctg tggaagaaaa gaagaagatt ccagacccag 2341 acagcgatga tgtctctgag gtggacgccc gacacattat tgagaacgcc aagcaagatg 2401 tggacgatga gtacggtgtg tcccaggccc ttgctcgtgg cctgcagtct tactatgctg 2461 tggcccatgc agtcacagag agagtagata agcagtccgc cctcatggtc aacggtgtcc 2521 tcaaacagta ccagatcaag ggtttggagt ggctggtgtc cctgtacaac aacaacctga 2581 atggcatcct ggctgatgag atggggctgg ggaagaccat ccagaccatc gcgctcatca 2641 catacctcat ggagcacaag cgcatcaacg ggcctttcct catcatcgtg cctctctcga 2701 cactgtcaaa ctgggcgtat gaatttgaca agtgggcccc ctctgtggtg aaggtttctt 2761 acaagggctc tccagctgca aggcgagctt ttgtcccaca gcttcgcagt gggaagttca 2821 acgtcttact gaccacctat gaatatatca tcaaagacaa gcatatccta gccaagatcc 2881 gctggaagta catgattgtg gatgaaggcc accgcatgaa aaaccaccac tgcaagttga 2941 cgcaggtcct taacacacac tacgtggccc ctcggcgcct gcttcttaca ggcacaccac 3001 tgcagaacaa gctaccggag ctctgggccc tgcttaactt cctgctcccc actatcttca 3061 agagctgcag caccttcgaa cagtggttca atgcaccctt tgccatgact ggagaaaagg 3121 tggacctgaa tgaagaggag actatcctca ttattcgtcg cctacacaaa gttctgcggc 3181 ccttcctgct gcggcggctc aagaaggaag ttgaagccca gctccctgag aaggtagagt 3241 atgtcatcaa atgcgacatg tcagccctgc agcgtgtgct gtaccgtcac atgcaggcca 3301 aaggtgtgct gctgactgac ggctccgaga aggacaagaa gggcaaaggt ggcaccaaga 3361 cactgatgaa cactattatg caactgcgta agatctgcaa ccacccctac atgttccagc 3421 acatcgagga gtccttttct gagcacttgg ggttcaccgg cggcatcgtg caaggattgg 3481 acctttaccg tgcctcaggg aaatttgaac ttcttgatag aattctaccc aaactccgtg 3541 caacgaacca taaagtgctc ctcttttgcc aaatgacctc cctcatgacc atcatggaag 3601 actactttgc ataccgtggc ttcaaatacc tcaggcttga tggaaccaca aaagcagaag 3661 accggggcat gctgttgaaa acctttaatg aacctggctc tgagtatttc attttcctgc 3721 tcagtacccg tgctgggggg ctgggcctga atctgcagtc agctgacact gtgatcatct 3781 ttgacagtga ctggaatccc caccaggacc tgcaagcaca ggatcgagcc catcgcattg 3841 gacagcagaa tgaggtgcgt gttcttcgcc tgtgcacggt caacagtgtg gaagagaaga 3901 tactggctgc tgccaaatac aaactcaatg tggatcagaa ggtgatccag gcaggcatgt 3961 tcgaccagaa gtcgtccagc catgagaggc gtgccttcct gcaggccatc ctggagcacg 4021 aggagcagga tgaggaggaa gatgaggtgc ctgatgatga gaccgtcaac cagatgattg 4081 cccggcacga agaagagttt gacctcttca tgcgcatgga cttggaccgc cggcgtgaag 4141 aagcccgcaa ccccaagcgg aagccacgcc tgatggaaga ggatgagctc ccatcctgga 4201 tcatcaagga tgatgccgag gtggagcggc tgacatgtga agaggaagag gagaagatgt 4261 tcggccgtgg ttctcgccac cgcaaggagg tagactacag cgactcactg acagagaagc 4321 agtggctcaa ggctatcgag gagggcacgc tggaggagat cgaagaggag gtccggcaga 4381 agaaatcttc acgtaagcgt aagcgagaca gcgaggccgg ctcctccacc ccgaccacca 4441 gcacccgcag ccgtgacaag gatgaggaga gcaagaagca gaagaaacgt gggcggccac 4501 ctgctgagaa gctgtcccca aacccaccta acctcaccaa gaagatgaag aagatcgtgg 4561 atgctgtgat caagtacaaa gacagcagca gtggacgtca gctcagcgag gtgttcatcc 4621 agctcccctc tcgcaaggag cttcctgagt actatgagct catccgaaag cctgtggact 4681 tcaagaagat caaggaacgc atccgaaacc acaagtaccg cagcctcaat gacctggaga 4741 aggatgtgat gctgctgtgc cagaacgctc agacgttcaa cctcgagggt tccctgatct 4801 atgaggactc catcgtcctg cagtctgtct tcaccagcgt acggcagaag attgagaagg 4861 aggacgacag tgaaggcgag gaaagcgagg aggaggagga gggcgaggag gaaggctccg 4921 agtctgagtc ccgctccgtc aaggtgaaga tcaagctggg ccgcaaggag aaggcccagg 4981 accgactcaa ggggggccgc cggcggccaa gccggggatc ccgggccaag ccggttgtga 5041 gtgacgatga cagtgaggag gagcaggagg aggaccgctc aggaagtggc agtgaggaag 5101 actgaaccag acattcctga gtcctgaccc cgaggcgctc gtcccagcca agatggagta 5161 gcccttagca gtgatgggta gcaccagatg tagtttcgaa cttggagaac tgtacacatg 5221 caatcttcca catttttagg cagagaagta taggcctgtc tgtcggccct ggcctggcct 5281 cgagtctcta ccagcattaa ctgtctagag aggggacctc ctgggagcac catccacctc 5341 cccaggcccc agtcactgta gctcagtgga tgcatgcgcg tgccggccgc tccttgtact 5401 gtatcttact ggacagggcc agctctccag gaggctcaca ggcccagcgg gtatgtcagt 5461 gtcactggag tcagacagta ataaattaaa gcaatgacaa gccaccactg gctccctgga 5521 ctccttgctg tcagcagtgg ctccggggcc acagagaaga aagaaagact tttaggaact 5581 gggtctaact tatgggcaaa gtacttgcct tgccaggtgt atgggttttg cattcccatc 5641 acccacacac cctaaacaag ccaagtcagt gagcttcaag ttagagcctc cacctcaatg 5701 tgtacgtgga aagcaatcaa agatgatgcc tagcatccac ctctggccct catgtgcaga 5761 tgtacacaca ctgaattaca tacacgggac acacacatcc acacggaggc agtccatgac 5821 ttgcactggg gagatggtac cataggcgaa agtgccacag gcacagggcc aggctaattt 5881 agtcctgcag tcctgtgctc ttaagatgaa ggcacaaaga ggaaccccag gcgctccaac 5941 tagcatgcca ggcagtgaca agaccctgct tcaaatgaat cagagcccac attcagtatt 6001 gccctcttac ccgatgcgat gcccatgccc tcacatatga atgtgtatat atacatacat 6061 acgtaaaata attctttttt aaattataga catttttgtg tgaatgtttt gcctgaatgt 6121 gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt gtatcaagta cattcctaga 6181 gcctacagag gtcaagggag ggcattggat ctggaactgg agtcacatga ggctgtgagc 6241 aactgtgtgg gttcctgggc ctttgcaaca gcagttagta ctcttcacca ctgagccatt 6301 tctccaatct caaaaagaag cattctttta aatgaagact gaaataaata agtaggactt 6361 gccttgg SEQ ID NO: 69 Mouse BRG1 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform B (NP_035547.2) 1 mstpdpplgg tprpgpspgp gpspgamlgp spgpspgsah smmgpspgpp saghpmptqg 61 pggypqdnmh qmhkpmesmh ekgmpddpry nqmkgmgmrs gahtgmappp spmdqhsqgy 121 psplggseha sspvpasgps sgpqmssgpg gapldgsdpq algqqnrgpt pfnqnqlhql 181 ragimaykml argqplpdhl qmavqgkrpm pgmqqqmptl pppsysatgp gpgpgpgpgp 241 gpgpappnys rphgmggpnm pppgpsgvpp gmpgqppggp pkpwpegpma naaaptstpq 301 klippqptgr pspappavpp aaspvmppqt gspggpagpa plvplhqkqs ritpiqkprg 361 ldpveilger eyrlgariah rigelenlpg slagdlrtka tielkalrll nfqrqlrgev 421 vvcmrrdtal etalnakayk rskrqslrea riteklekqg kiegerkrrq khqeylnsil 481 qhakdfreyh rsvtgklqkl tkavatyhan tereqkkene riekermrrl maedeegyrk 541 lidqkkdkrl ayllqqtdey vanitelvrq hkaaqvakek kkkkkkkkae naegqtpaig 601 pdgepldets qmsdlpvkvi hvesgkiltg tdapkagqle awlemnpgye vaprsdsees 661 gseeeeeeee eeqpqpaqpp tlpveekkki pdpdsddvse vdarhiiena kqdvddeygv 721 sgalarglqs yyavahavte rvdkqsalmv ngvlkqyqik glewlvslyn nnlngilade 781 mglgktiqti alitylmehk ringpfliiv plstlsnway efdkwapsvv kvsykgspaa 841 rrafvpqlrs gkfnvlltty eyiikdkhil akirwkymiv deghrmknhh ckltqvinth 901 yvaprrlllt gtplqnklpe lwallnfllp tifkscstfe qwfnapfamt gekvdlneee 961 tiliirrlhk vlrpfllrrl kkeveaqlpe kveyvikcdm salqrvlyrh mqakgvlltd 1021 gsekdkkgkg gtktlmntim qlrkicnhpy mfqhieesfs ehlgftggiv qgldlyrasg 1081 kfelldrilp klratnhkvl lfcgmtslmt imedyfayrg fkylrldgtt kaedrgmllk 1141 tfnepgseyf ifllstragg lglnlqsadt viifdsdwnp hqdlqaqdra hrigqgnevr 1201 vlrlctvnsv eekilaaaky klnvdqkviq agmfdqksss herraflqai leheeqdeee 1261 devpddetvn qmiarheeef dlfmrmdldr rreearnpkr kprlmeedel pswiikddae 1321 verltceeee ekmfgrgsrh rkevdysdsl tekqwlkaie egtleeieee vrqkkssrkr 1381 krdseagsst pttstrsrdk deeskkqkkr grppaeklsp nppnitkkmk kivdavikyk 1441 dsssgrqlse vfiqlpsrke lpeyyelirk pvdfkkiker irnhkyrsln dlekdvmllc 1501 gnagtfnleg sliyedsivl qsvftsvrqk iekeddsege eseeeeegee egsesesrsv 1561 kvkiklgrke kaqdrlkggr rrpsrgsrak pvvsdddsee eqeedrsgsg seed SEQ ID NO: 70 Mouse BRG1 cDNA Sequence Variant 3 (NM_001174079.1, CDS: from 261 to 5102) 1 ggcaagtgga gcgggtagac agggaggcgg gggcgcgcgg cgggcgcgtg cggtgggggg 61 gggtggcctg gcgaagccca gcgggcgcgc gcgcgaggct ttcccactcg cttggcagcg 121 gcggagacgg cttctttgtt tcctgaggag aagcgagacg cccactctgt ccccgacccc 181 tcgtggaggg ttgggggcgg cgccaggaag gttacggcgc cgttacctcc aggagaccag 241 tgcctgtagc tccagtaaag atgtctactc cagacccacc cttgggtggg actcctcggc 301 ctggtccttc cccaggccct ggtccttcac ctggtgcaat gctgggtcct agccctggcc 361 cctcaccagg ttctgcccac agcatgatgg ggccaagccc aggacctcct tcagcaggac 421 atcccatgcc cacccagggg cctggagggt acccccagga caacatgcat cagatgcaca 481 agcctatgga gtccatgcac gagaagggca tgcctgatga cccacgatac aaccagatga 541 aagggatggg catgcggtca ggggcccaca caggcatggc acctccacct agtcccatgg 601 accagcattc tcaaggttac ccctcacccc tcggcggctc tgaacatgcc tccagtcctg 661 tcccagccag tggcccatct tcaggccccc agatgtcctc tgggccagga ggggccccac 721 tagatggttc tgatccccag gccttgggac agcaaaacag aggcccaacc ccatttaacc 781 agaaccagct gcatcaactc agagctcaga taatggccta caagatgttg gccaggggcc 841 agccattgcc cgaccacctg cagatggccg tgcaaggcaa gcggccgatg cctggaatgc 901 agcaacagat gccaacacta cctccaccct cagtgtccgc cacaggaccc ggacctggac 961 ccggccctgg ccctggccct ggcccaggac cagcccctcc aaattacagt agaccccatg 1021 gtatgggagg gcccaacatg cctcccccag gaccctcagg tgtgcccccc gggatgcctg 1081 gtcagccgcc tggagggcct cccaagccat ggcctgaagg acccatggcc aatgctgctg 1141 cccccacaag caccccacag aagctgattc ctccgcaacc aacaggccgt ccttcacctg 1201 cacctcctgc tgtcccgcct gctgcctcac ctgtaatgcc accacaaaca cagtccccag 1261 ggcagccagc ccagcctgct ccattggtgc cactgcacca gaagcagagc cgaatcaccc 1321 ccatccagaa gccccgaggc cttgaccctg tggagatcct acaagagcgg gagtacaggc 1381 ttcaggctcg aatcgcacac agaattcagg aacttgaaaa cctccctggg tccctggctg 1441 gggaccttcg aaccaaagca accatcgaac tcaaggccct taggttgctg aacttccaga 1501 ggcagctgcg ccaggaggtg gtggtgtgca tgcgaagaga cacagccctg gagacagccc 1561 tcaatgccaa ggcctacaag cgcagcaaac gtcagtcact acgggaggcc cgcatcactg 1621 agaagttgga gaagcagcag aagattgaac aggagcgcaa gcgccgccag aagcaccagg 1681 agtacctcaa cagcattctg cagcatgcca aggacttcag ggagtatcac agatcagtca 1741 caggcaaact ccagaaactc accaaggctg tggccaccta ccatgccaac actgagcggg 1801 agcagaagaa agaaaatgag cgcattgaga aggagcgaat gcggaggctt atggctgaag 1861 atgaggaggg ctaccgcaaa ctcattgacc agaagaagga caagcgcctg gcctaccttc 1921 tgcagcagac agatgagtat gtggccaacc tcacagagct ggtgcggcag cacaaagctg 1981 cccaggttgc caaggagaag aagaagaaaa agaaaaagaa gaaggcagaa aatgctgaag 2041 gacagacacc tgctattgga ccagatggtg agcctctgga tgagaccagc cagatgagtg 2101 acctccctgt gaaggtgatc cacgtggaga gtggcaagat cctcactggc acagatgccc 2161 caaaagccgg gcagctggaa gcctggcttg aaatgaaccc agggtatgaa gtagccccca 2221 ggtcagacag tgaagaaagt ggctctgaag aggaggagga ggaggaggaa gaggagcagc 2281 ctcagcccgc acagccccct acactgcctg tggaagaaaa gaagaagatt ccagacccag 2341 acagcgatga tgtctctgag gtggacgccc gacacattat tgagaacgcc aagcaagatg 2401 tggacgatga gtacggtgtg tcccaggccc ttgctcgtgg cctgcagtct tactatgctg 2461 tggcccatgc agtcacagag agagtagata agcagtccgc cctcatggtc aacggtgtcc 2521 tcaaacagta ccagatcaag ggtttggagt ggctggtgtc cctgtacaac aacaacctga 2581 atggcatcct ggctgatgag atggggctgg ggaagaccat ccagaccatc gcgctcatca 2641 catacctcat ggagcacaag cgcatcaacg ggcctttcct catcatcgtg cctctctcga 2701 cactgtcaaa ctgggcgtat gaatttgaca agtgggcccc ctctgtggtg aaggtttctt 2761 acaagggctc tccagctgca aggcgagctt ttgtcccaca gcttcgcagt gggaagttca 2821 acgtcttact gaccacctat gaatatatca tcaaagacaa gcatatccta gccaagatcc 2881 gctggaagta catgattgtg gatgaaggcc accgcatgaa aaaccaccac tgcaagttga 2941 cgcaggtcct taacacacac tacgtggccc ctcggcgcct gcttcttaca ggcacaccac 3001 tgcagaacaa gctaccggag ctctgggccc tgcttaactt cctgctcccc actatcttca 3061 agagctgcag caccttcgaa cagtggttca atgcaccctt tgccatgact ggagaaaagg 3121 tggacctgaa tgaagaggag actatcctca ttattcgtcg cctacacaaa gttctgcggc 3181 ccttcctgct gcggcggctc aagaaggaag ttgaagccca gctccctgag aaggtagagt 3241 atgtcatcaa atgcgacatg tcagccctgc agcgtgtgct gtaccgtcac atgcaggcca 3301 aaggtgtgct gctgactgac ggctccgaga aggacaagaa gggcaaaggt ggcaccaaga 3361 cactgatgaa cactattatg caactgcgta agatctgcaa ccacccctac atgttccagc 3421 acatcgagga gtccttttct gagcacttgg ggttcaccgg cggcatcgtg caaggattgg 3481 acctttaccg tgcctcaggg aaatttgaac ttcttgatag aattctaccc aaactccgtg 3541 caacgaacca taaagtgctc ctcttttgcc aaatgacctc cctcatgacc atcatggaag 3601 actactttgc ataccgtggc ttcaaatacc tcaggcttga tggaaccaca aaagcagaag 3661 accggggcat gctgttgaaa acctttaatg aacctggctc tgagtatttc attttcctgc 3721 tcagtacccg tgctgggggg ctgggcctga atctgcagtc agctgacact gtgatcatct 3781 ttgacagtga ctggaatccc caccaggacc tgcaagcaca ggatcgagcc catcgcattg 3841 gacagcagaa tgaggtgcgt gttcttcgcc tgtgcacggt caacagtgtg gaagagaaga 3901 tactggctgc tgccaaatac aaactcaatg tggatcagaa ggtgatccag gcaggcatgt 3961 tcgaccagaa gtcgtccagc catgagaggc gtgccttcct gcaggccatc ctggagcacg 4021 aggagcagga tgaggaggaa gatgaggtgc ctgatgatga gaccgtcaac cagatgattg 4081 cccggcacga agaagagttt gacctcttca tgcgcatgga cttggaccgc cggcgtgaag 4141 aagcccgcaa ccccaagcgg aagccacgcc tgatggaaga ggatgagctc ccatcctgga 4201 tcatcaagga tgatgccgag gtggagcggc tgacatgtga agaggaagag gagaagatgt 4261 tcggccgtgg ttctcgccac cgcaaggagg tagactacag cgactcactg acagagaagc 4321 agtggctcaa ggctatcgag gagggcacgc tggaggagat cgaagaggag gtccggcaga 4381 agaaatcttc acgtaagcgt aagcgagaca gcgaggccgg ctcctccacc ccgaccacca 4441 gcacccgcag ccgtgacaag gatgaggaga gcaagaagca gaagaaacgt gggcggccac 4501 ctgctgagaa gctgtcccca aacccaccta acctcaccaa gaagatgaag aagatcgtgg 4561 atgctgtgat caagtacaaa gacagcagtg gacgtcagct cagcgaggtg ttcatccagc 4621 tcccctctcg caaggagctt cctgagtact atgagctcat ccgaaagcct gtggacttca 4681 agaagatcaa ggaacgcatc cgaaaccaca agtaccgcag cctcaatgac ctggagaagg 4741 atgtgatgct gctgtgccag aacgctcaga cgttcaacct cgagggttcc ctgatctatg 4801 aggactccat cgtcctgcag tctgtcttca ccagcgtacg gcagaagatt gagaaggagg 4861 acgacagtga aggcgaggaa agcgaggagg aggaggaggg cgaggaggaa ggctccgagt 4921 ctgagtcccg ctccgtcaag gtgaagatca agctgggccg caaggagaag gcccaggacc 4981 gactcaaggg gggccgccgg cggccaagcc ggggatcccg ggccaagccg gttgtgagtg 5041 acgatgacag tgaggaggag caggaggagg accgctcagg aagtggcagt gaggaagact 5101 gaaccagaca ttcctgagtc ctgaccccga ggcgctcgtc ccagccaaga tggagtagcc 5161 cttagcagtg atgggtagca ccagatgtag tttcgaactt ggagaactgt acacatgcaa 5221 tcttccacat ttttaggcag agaagtatag gcctgtctgt cggccctggc ctggcctcga 5281 gtctctacca gcattaactg tctagagagg ggacctcctg ggagcaccat ccacctcccc 5341 aggccccagt cactgtagct cagtggatgc atgcgcgtgc cggccgctcc ttgtactgta 5401 tcttactgga cagggccagc tctccaggag gctcacaggc ccagcgggta tgtcagtgtc 5461 actggagtca gacagtaata aattaaagca atgacaagcc accactggct ccctggactc 5521 cttgctgtca gcagtggctc cggggccaca gagaagaaag aaagactttt aggaactggg 5581 tctaacttat gggcaaagta cttgccttgc caggtgtatg ggttttgcat tcccatcacc 5641 cacacaccct aaacaagcca agtcagtgag cttcaagtta gagcctccac ctcaatgtgt 5701 acgtggaaag caatcaaaga tgatgcctag catccacctc tggccctcat gtgcagatgt 5761 acacacactg aattacatac acgggacaca cacatccaca cggaggcagt ccatgacttg 5821 cactggggag atggtaccat aggcgaaagt gccacaggca cagggccagg ctaatttagt 5881 cctgcagtcc tgtgctctta agatgaaggc acaaagagga accccaggcg ctccaactag 5941 catgccaggc agtgacaaga ccctgcttca aatgaatcag agcccacatt cagtattgcc 6001 ctcttacccg atgcgatgcc catgccctca catatgaatg tgtatatata catacatacg 6061 taaaataatt cttttttaaa ttatagacat ttttgtgtga atgttttgcc tgaatgtgtg 6121 tgtgtgtgtg tgtgtgtgtg tgtgtgtgtg tgtgtgtgta tcaagtacat tcctagagcc 6181 tacagaggtc aagggagggc attggatctg gaactggagt cacatgaggc tgtgagcaac 6241 tgtgtgggtt cctgggcctt tgcaacagca gttagtactc ttcaccactg agccatttct 6301 ccaatctcaa aaagaagcat tcttttaaat gaagactgaa ataaataagt aggacttgcc 6361 ttgg SEQ ID NO: 71 Mouse BRG1 Amino Acid Sequence Isoform C (NP_001167550.1) 1 mstpdpplgg tprpgpspgp gpspgamlgp spgpspgsah smmgpspgpp saghpmptqg 61 pggypqdnmh qmhkpmesmh ekgmpddpry nqmkgmgmrs gahtgmappp spmdqhsqgy 121 psplggseha sspvpasgps sgpqmssgpg gapldgsdpq algqqnrgpt pfnqnqlhql 181 ragimaykml argqplpdhl qmavqgkrpm pgmqqqmptl pppsysatgp gpgpgpgpgp 241 gpgpappnys rphgmggpnm pppgpsgvpp gmpgqppggp pkpwpegpma naaaptstpq 301 klippqptgr pspappavpp aaspvmppqt gspggpagpa plvplhqkqs ritpiqkprg 361 ldpveilger eyrlgariah rigelenlpg slagdlrtka tielkalrll nfqrqlrgev 421 vvcmrrdtal etalnakayk rskrqslrea riteklekqg kiegerkrrq khqeylnsil 481 qhakdfreyh rsvtgklqkl tkavatyhan tereqkkene riekermrrl maedeegyrk 541 lidqkkdkrl ayllqqtdey vanitelvrq hkaaqvakek kkkkkkkkae naegqtpaig 601 pdgepldets qmsdlpvkvi hvesgkiltg tdapkagqle awlemnpgye vaprsdsees 661 gseeeeeeee eeqpqpaqpp tlpveekkki pdpdsddvse vdarhiiena kqdvddeygv 721 sgalarglqs yyavahavte rvdkqsalmv ngvlkqyqik glewlvslyn nnlngilade 781 mglgktiqti alitylmehk ringpfliiv plstlsnway efdkwapsvv kvsykgspaa 841 rrafvpqlrs gkfnvlltty eyiikdkhil akirwkymiv deghrmknhh ckltqvinth 901 yvaprrlllt gtplqnklpe lwallnfllp tifkscstfe qwfnapfamt gekvdlneee 961 tiliirrlhk vlrpfllrrl kkeveaqlpe kveyvikcdm salqrvlyrh mqakgvlltd 1021 gsekdkkgkg gtktlmntim qlrkicnhpy mfqhieesfs ehlgftggiv qgldlyrasg 1081 kfelldrilp klratnhkvl lfcgmtslmt imedyfayrg fkylrldgtt kaedrgmllk 1141 tfnepgseyf ifllstragg lglnlqsadt viifdsdwnp hqdlqaqdra hrigqgnevr 1201 vlrlctvnsv eekilaaaky klnvdqkviq agmfdqksss herraflqai leheeqdeee 1261 devpddetvn qmiarheeef dlfmrmdldr rreearnpkr kprlmeedel pswiikddae 1321 verltceeee ekmfgrgsrh rkevdysdsl tekqwlkaie egtleeieee vrqkkssrkr 1381 krdseagsst pttstrsrdk deeskkqkkr grppaeklsp nppnitkkmk kivdavikyk 1441 dssgrqlsev fiqlpsrkel peyyelirkp vdfkkikeri rnhkyrslnd lekdvmllcq 1501 naqtfnlegs liyedsivlq svftsvrqki ekeddsegee seeeeegeee gsesesrsvk 1561 vkiklgrkek aqdrlkggrr rpsrgsrakp vvsdddseee qeedrsgsgs eed SEQ ID NO: 72 Human BRM cDNA Sequence Variant 1 (NM_003070.4, CDS: from 223 to 4995) 1 gcgtcttccg gcgcccgcgg aggaggcgag ggtgggacgc tgggcggagc ccgagtttag 61 gaagaggagg ggacggctgt catcaatgaa gtcatattca taatctagtc ctctctccct 121 ctgtttctgt actctgggtg actcagagag ggaagagatt cagccagcac actcctcgcg 181 agcaagcatt actctactga ctggcagaga caggagaggt agatgtccac gcccacagac 241 cctggtgcga tgccccaccc agggccttcg ccggggcctg ggccttcccc tgggccaatt 301 cttgggccta gtccaggacc aggaccatcc ccaggttccg tccacagcat gatggggcca 361 agtcctggac ctccaagtgt ctcccatcct atgccgacga tggggtccac agacttccca 421 caggaaggca tgcatcaaat gcataagccc atcgatggta tacatgacaa ggggattgta 481 gaagacatcc attgtggatc catgaagggc actggtatgc gaccacctca cccaggcatg 541 ggccctcccc agagtccaat ggatcaacac agccaaggtt atatgtcacc acacccatct 601 ccattaggag ccccagagca cgtctccagc cctatgtctg gaggaggccc aactccacct 661 cagatgccac caagccagcc gggggccctc atcccaggtg atccgcaggc catgagccag 721 cccaacagag gtccctcacc tttcagtcct gtccagctgc atcagcttcg agctcagatt 781 ttagcttata aaatgctggc ccgaggccag cccctccccg aaacgctgca gcttgcagtc 841 caggggaaaa ggacgttgcc tggcttgcag caacaacagc agcagcaaca gcagcagcag 901 cagcagcagc agcagcagca gcagcagcaa cagcagccgc agcagcagcc gccgcaacca 961 cagacgcagc aacaacagca gccggccctt gttaactaca acagaccatc tggcccgggg 1021 ccggagctga gcggcccgag caccccgcag aagctgccgg tgcccgcgcc cggcggccgg 1081 ccctcgcccg cgccccccgc agccgcgcag ccgcccgcgg ccgcagtgcc cgggccctca 1141 gtgccgcagc cggccccggg gcagccctcg cccgtcctcc agctgcagca gaagcagagc 1201 cgcatcagcc ccatccagaa accgcaaggc ctggaccccg tggaaattct gcaagagcgg 1261 gaatacagac ttcaggcccg catagctcat aggatacaag aactggaaaa tctgcctggc 1321 tctttgccac cagatttaag aaccaaagca accgtggaac taaaagcact tcggttactc 1381 aatttccagc gtcagctgag acaggaggtg gtggcctgca tgcgcaggga cacgaccctg 1441 gagacggctc tcaactccaa agcatacaaa cggagcaagc gccagactct gagagaagct 1501 cgcatgaccg agaagctgga gaagcagcag aagattgagc aggagaggaa acgccgtcag 1561 aaacaccagg aatacctgaa cagtattttg caacatgcaa aagattttaa ggaatatcat 1621 cggtctgtgg ccggaaagat ccagaagctc tccaaagcag tggcaacttg gcatgccaac 1681 actgaaagag agcagaagaa ggagacagag cggattgaaa aggagagaat gcggcgactg 1741 atggctgaag atgaggaggg ttatagaaaa ctgattgatc aaaagaaaga caggcgttta 1801 gcttaccttt tgcagcagac cgatgagtat gtagccaatc tgaccaatct ggtttgggag 1861 cacaagcaag cccaggcagc caaagagaag aagaagagga ggaggaggaa gaagaaggct 1921 gaggagaatg cagagggtgg ggagtctgcc ctgggaccgg atggagagcc catagatgag 1981 agcagccaga tgagtgacct ccctgtcaaa gtgactcaca cagaaaccgg caaggttctg 2041 ttcggaccag aagcacccaa agcaagtcag ctggacgcct ggctggaaat gaatcctggt 2101 tatgaagttg cccctagatc tgacagtgaa gagagtgatt ctgattatga ggaagaggat 2161 gaggaagaag agtccagtag gcaggaaacc gaagagaaaa tactcctgga tccaaatagc 2221 gaagaagttt ctgagaagga tgctaagcag atcattgaga cagctaagca agacgtggat 2281 gatgaataca gcatgcagta cagtgccagg ggctcccagt cctactacac cgtggctcat 2341 gccatctcgg agagggtgga gaaacagtct gccctcctaa ttaatgggac cctaaagcat 2401 taccagctcc agggcctgga atggatggtt tccctgtata ataacaactt gaacggaatc 2461 ttagccgatg aaatggggct tggaaagacc atacagacca ttgcactcat cacttatctg 2521 atggagcaca aaagactcaa tggcccctat ctcatcattg ttcccctttc gactctatct 2581 aactggacat atgaatttga caaatgggct ccttctgtgg tgaagatttc ttacaagggt 2641 actcctgcca tgcgtcgctc ccttgtcccc cagctacgga gtggcaaatt caatgtcctc 2701 ttgactactt atgagtatat tataaaagac aagcacattc ttgcaaagat tcggtggaaa 2761 tacatgatag tggacgaagg ccaccgaatg aagaatcacc actgcaagct gactcaggtc 2821 ttgaacactc actatgtggc ccccagaagg atcctcttga ctgggacccc gctgcagaat 2881 aagctccctg aactctgggc cctcctcaac ttcctcctcc caacaatttt taagagctgc 2941 agcacatttg aacaatggtt caatgctcca tttgccatga ctggtgaaag ggtggactta 3001 aatgaagaag aaactatatt gatcatcagg cgtctacata aggtgttaag accattttta 3061 ctaaggagac tgaagaaaga agttgaatcc cagcttcccg aaaaagtgga atatgtgatc 3121 aagtgtgaca tgtcagctct gcagaagatt ctgtatcgcc atatgcaagc caaggggatc 3181 cttctcacag atggttctga gaaagataag aaggggaaag gaggtgctaa gacacttatg 3241 aacactatta tgcagttgag aaaaatctgc aaccacccat atatgtttca gcacattgag 3301 gaatcctttg ctgaacacct aggctattca aatggggtca tcaatggggc tgaactgtat 3361 cgggcctcag ggaagtttga gctgcttgat cgtattctgc caaaattgag agcgactaat 3421 caccgagtgc tgcttttctg ccagatgaca tctctcatga ccatcatgga ggattatttt 3481 gcttttcgga acttccttta cctacgcctt gatggcacca ccaagtctga agatcgtgct 3541 gctttgctga agaaattcaa tgaacctgga tcccagtatt tcattttctt gctgagcaca 3601 agagctggtg gcctgggctt aaatcttcag gcagctgata cagtggtcat ctttgacagc 3661 gactggaatc ctcatcagga tctgcaggcc caagaccgag ctcaccgcat cgggcagcag 3721 aacgaggtcc gggtactgag gctctgtacc gtgaacagcg tggaggaaaa gatcctcgcg 3781 gccgcaaaat acaagctgaa cgtggatcag aaagtgatcc aggcgggcat gtttgaccaa 3841 aagtcttcaa gccacgagcg gagggcattc ctgcaggcca tcttggagca tgaggaggaa 3901 aatgaggaag aagatgaagt accggacgat gagactctga accaaatgat tgctcgacga 3961 gaagaagaat ttgacctttt tatgcggatg gacatggacc ggcggaggga agatgcccgg 4021 aacccgaaac ggaagccccg tttaatggag gaggatgagc tgccctcctg gatcattaag 4081 gatgacgctg aagtagaaag gctcacctgt gaagaagagg aggagaaaat atttgggagg 4141 gggtcccgcc agcgccgtga cgtggactac agtgacgccc tcacggagaa gcagtggcta 4201 agggccatcg aagacggcaa tttggaggaa atggaagagg aagtacggct taagaagcga 4261 aaaagacgaa gaaatgtgga taaagatcct gcaaaagaag atgtggaaaa agctaagaag 4321 agaagaggcc gccctcccgc tgagaaactg tcaccaaatc cccccaaact gacaaagcag 4381 atgaacgcta tcatcgatac tgtgataaac tacaaagata ggtgtaacgt ggagaaggtg 4441 cccagtaatt ctcagttgga aatagaagga aacagttcag ggcgacagct cagtgaagtc 4501 ttcattcagt taccttcaag gaaagaatta ccagaatact atgaattaat taggaagcca 4561 gtggatttca aaaaaataaa ggaaaggatt cgtaatcata agtaccggag cctaggcgac 4621 ctggagaagg atgtcatgct tctctgtcac aacgctcaga cgttcaacct ggagggatcc 4681 cagatctatg aagactccat cgtcttacag tcagtgttta agagtgcccg gcagaaaatt 4741 gccaaagagg aagagagtga ggatgaaagc aatgaagagg aggaagagga agatgaagaa 4801 gagtcagagt ccgaggcaaa atcagtcaag gtgaaaatta agctcaataa aaaagatgac 4861 aaaggccggg acaaagggaa aggcaagaaa aggccaaatc gaggaaaagc caaacctgta 4921 gtgagcgatt ttgacagcga tgaggagcag gatgaacgtg aacagtcaga aggaagtggg 4981 acggatgatg agtgatcagt atggaccttt ttccttggta gaactgaatt ccttcctccc 5041 ctgtctcatt tctacccagt gagttcattt gtcatatagg cactgggttg tttctatatc 5101 atcatcgtct ataaactagc tttaggatag tgccagacaa acatatgata tcatggtgta 5161 aaaaacacac acatacacaa atatttgtaa catattgtga ccaaatgggc ctcaaagatt 5221 cagattgaaa caaacaaaaa gcttttgatg gaaaatatgt gggtggatag tatatttcta 5281 tgggtgggtc taatttggta acggtttgat tgtgcctggt tttatcacct gttcagatga 5341 gaagattttt gtcttttgta gcactgataa ccaggagaag ccattaaaag ccactggtta 5401 ttttattttt catcaggcaa ttttcgaggt ttttatttgt tcggtattgt ttttttacac 5461 tgtggtacat ataagcaact ttaataggtg ataaatgtac agtagttaga tttcacctgc 5521 atatacattt ttccatttta tgctctatga tctgaacaaa agctttttga attgtataag 5581 atttatgtct actgtaaaca ttgcttaatt tttttgctct tgatttaaaa aaaagttttg 5641 ttgaaagcgc tattgaatat tgcaatctat atagtgtatt ggatggcttc ttttgtcacc 5701 ctgatctcct atgttaccaa tgtgtatcgt ctccttctcc ctaaagtgta cttaatcttt 5761 gctttctttg cacaatgtct ttggttgcaa gtcataagcc tgaggcaaat aaaattccag 5821 taatttcgaa gaatgtggtg ttggtgcttt cctaataaag aaataattta gcttgacaaa 5881 aaaaaaaaaa aa SEQ ID NO: 73 Human BRM Amino Acid Sequence Isoform A (NP_003061.3) 1 mstptdpgam phpgpspgpg pspgpilgps pgpgpspgsv hsmmgpspgp psyshpmptm 61 gstdfpgegm hqmhkpidgi hdkgivedih cgsmkgtgmr pphpgmgppq spmdqhsqgy 121 msphpsplga pehvsspmsg ggptppqmpp sqpgalipgd pqamsqpnrg pspfspvglh 181 qlragilayk mlargqplpe tlglavqgkr tlpglqqqqq qqqqqqqqqq qqqqqqqqpq 241 qqppqpqtqq qqqpalvnyn rpsgpgpels gpstpqklpv papggrpspa ppaaaqppaa 301 avpgpsvpqp apgqpspvlq lqqkqsrisp iqkpqgldpv eilgereyrl gariahrige 361 lenlpgslpp dlrtkatvel kalrllnfqr qlrgevvacm rrdttletal nskaykrskr 421 qtlrearmte klekqqkieq erkrrqkhqe ylnsilqhak dfkeyhrsva gkiqklskav 481 atwhantere qkketeriek ermrrlmaed eegyrklidq kkdrrlayll qqtdeyvanl 541 tnlvwehkqa qaakekkkrr rrkkkaeena eggesalgpd gepidessqm sdlpvkvtht 601 etgkvlfgpe apkasqldaw lemnpgyeva prsdseesds dyeeedeeee ssrqeteeki 661 lldpnseevs ekdakqiiet akqdvddeys mgysargsgs yytvahaise rvekqsalli 721 ngtlkhyqlq glewmvslyn nnlngilade mglgktiqti alitylmehk ringpyliiv 781 plstlsnwty efdkwapsvv kisykgtpam rrslvpqlrs gkfnvlltty eyiikdkhil 841 akirwkymiv deghrmknhh ckltqvinth yvaprrillt gtplqnklpe lwallnfllp 901 tifkscstfe qwfnapfamt gervdlneee tiliirrlhk vlrpfllrrl kkevesqlpe 961 kveyvikcdm salqkilyrh mqakgilltd gsekdkkgkg gaktlmntim qlrkicnhpy 1021 mfqhieesfa ehlgysngvi ngaelyrasg kfelldrilp klratnhrvl lfcgmtslmt 1081 imedyfafrn flylrldgtt ksedraallk kfnepgsqyf ifllstragg lglnlqaadt 1141 vvifdsdwnp hqdlqaqdra hrigqgnevr vlrlctvnsv eekilaaaky klnvdqkviq 1201 agmfdqksss herraflqai leheeeneee devpddetln qmiarreeef dlfmrmdmdr 1261 rredarnpkr kprlmeedel pswiikddae verltceeee ekifgrgsrq rrdvdysdal 1321 tekqwlraie dgnleemeee vrlkkrkrrr nvdkdpaked vekakkrrgr ppaeklspnp 1381 pkltkqmnai idtvinykdr cnvekvpsns qleiegnssg rqlsevfiql psrkelpeyy 1441 elirkpvdfk kikerirnhk yrslgdlekd vmllchnaqt fnlegsqiye dsivlqsvfk 1501 sarqkiakee esedesneee eeedeeeses eaksvkvkik lnkkddkgrd kgkgkkrpnr 1561 gkakpvvsdf dsdeecidere qsegsgtdde SEQ ID NO: 74 Human BRM cDNA Sequence Variant 2 (NM_139045.3, CDS: from 223 to 4941) 1 gcgtcttccg gcgcccgcgg aggaggcgag ggtgggacgc tgggcggagc ccgagtttag 61 gaagaggagg ggacggctgt catcaatgaa gtcatattca taatctagtc ctctctccct 121 ctgtttctgt actctgggtg actcagagag ggaagagatt cagccagcac actcctcgcg 181 agcaagcatt actctactga ctggcagaga caggagaggt agatgtccac gcccacagac 241 cctggtgcga tgccccaccc agggccttcg ccggggcctg ggccttcccc tgggccaatt 301 cttgggccta gtccaggacc aggaccatcc ccaggttccg tccacagcat gatggggcca 361 agtcctggac ctccaagtgt ctcccatcct atgccgacga tggggtccac agacttccca 421 caggaaggca tgcatcaaat gcataagccc atcgatggta tacatgacaa ggggattgta 481 gaagacatcc attgtggatc catgaagggc actggtatgc gaccacctca cccaggcatg 541 ggccctcccc agagtccaat ggatcaacac agccaaggtt atatgtcacc acacccatct 601 ccattaggag ccccagagca cgtctccagc cctatgtctg gaggaggccc aactccacct 661 cagatgccac caagccagcc gggggccctc atcccaggtg atccgcaggc catgagccag 721 cccaacagag gtccctcacc tttcagtcct gtccagctgc atcagcttcg agctcagatt 781 ttagcttata aaatgctggc ccgaggccag cccctccccg aaacgctgca gcttgcagtc 841 caggggaaaa ggacgttgcc tggcttgcag caacaacagc agcagcaaca gcagcagcag 901 cagcagcagc agcagcagca gcagcagcaa cagcagccgc agcagcagcc gccgcaacca 961 cagacgcagc aacaacagca gccggccctt gttaactaca acagaccatc tggcccgggg 1021 ccggagctga gcggcccgag caccccgcag aagctgccgg tgcccgcgcc cggcggccgg 1081 ccctcgcccg cgccccccgc agccgcgcag ccgcccgcgg ccgcagtgcc cgggccctca 1141 gtgccgcagc cggccccggg gcagccctcg cccgtcctcc agctgcagca gaagcagagc 1201 cgcatcagcc ccatccagaa accgcaaggc ctggaccccg tggaaattct gcaagagcgg 1261 gaatacagac ttcaggcccg catagctcat aggatacaag aactggaaaa tctgcctggc 1321 tctttgccac cagatttaag aaccaaagca accgtggaac taaaagcact tcggttactc 1381 aatttccagc gtcagctgag acaggaggtg gtggcctgca tgcgcaggga cacgaccctg 1441 gagacggctc tcaactccaa agcatacaaa cggagcaagc gccagactct gagagaagct 1501 cgcatgaccg agaagctgga gaagcagcag aagattgagc aggagaggaa acgccgtcag 1561 aaacaccagg aatacctgaa cagtattttg caacatgcaa aagattttaa ggaatatcat 1621 cggtctgtgg ccggaaagat ccagaagctc tccaaagcag tggcaacttg gcatgccaac 1681 actgaaagag agcagaagaa ggagacagag cggattgaaa aggagagaat gcggcgactg 1741 atggctgaag atgaggaggg ttatagaaaa ctgattgatc aaaagaaaga caggcgttta 1801 gcttaccttt tgcagcagac cgatgagtat gtagccaatc tgaccaatct ggtttgggag 1861 cacaagcaag cccaggcagc caaagagaag aagaagagga ggaggaggaa gaagaaggct 1921 gaggagaatg cagagggtgg ggagtctgcc ctgggaccgg atggagagcc catagatgag 1981 agcagccaga tgagtgacct ccctgtcaaa gtgactcaca cagaaaccgg caaggttctg 2041 ttcggaccag aagcacccaa agcaagtcag ctggacgcct ggctggaaat gaatcctggt 2101 tatgaagttg cccctagatc tgacagtgaa gagagtgatt ctgattatga ggaagaggat 2161 gaggaagaag agtccagtag gcaggaaacc gaagagaaaa tactcctgga tccaaatagc 2221 gaagaagttt ctgagaagga tgctaagcag atcattgaga cagctaagca agacgtggat 2281 gatgaataca gcatgcagta cagtgccagg ggctcccagt cctactacac cgtggctcat 2341 gccatctcgg agagggtgga gaaacagtct gccctcctaa ttaatgggac cctaaagcat 2401 taccagctcc agggcctgga atggatggtt tccctgtata ataacaactt gaacggaatc 2461 ttagccgatg aaatggggct tggaaagacc atacagacca ttgcactcat cacttatctg 2521 atggagcaca aaagactcaa tggcccctat ctcatcattg ttcccctttc gactctatct 2581 aactggacat atgaatttga caaatgggct ccttctgtgg tgaagatttc ttacaagggt 2641 actcctgcca tgcgtcgctc ccttgtcccc cagctacgga gtggcaaatt caatgtcctc 2701 ttgactactt atgagtatat tataaaagac aagcacattc ttgcaaagat tcggtggaaa 2761 tacatgatag tggacgaagg ccaccgaatg aagaatcacc actgcaagct gactcaggtc 2821 ttgaacactc actatgtggc ccccagaagg atcctcttga ctgggacccc gctgcagaat 2881 aagctccctg aactctgggc cctcctcaac ttcctcctcc caacaatttt taagagctgc 2941 agcacatttg aacaatggtt caatgctcca tttgccatga ctggtgaaag ggtggactta 3001 aatgaagaag aaactatatt gatcatcagg cgtctacata aggtgttaag accattttta 3061 ctaaggagac tgaagaaaga agttgaatcc cagcttcccg aaaaagtgga atatgtgatc 3121 aagtgtgaca tgtcagctct gcagaagatt ctgtatcgcc atatgcaagc caaggggatc 3181 cttctcacag atggttctga gaaagataag aaggggaaag gaggtgctaa gacacttatg 3241 aacactatta tgcagttgag aaaaatctgc aaccacccat atatgtttca gcacattgag 3301 gaatcctttg ctgaacacct aggctattca aatggggtca tcaatggggc tgaactgtat 3361 cgggcctcag ggaagtttga gctgcttgat cgtattctgc caaaattgag agcgactaat 3421 caccgagtgc tgcttttctg ccagatgaca tctctcatga ccatcatgga ggattatttt 3481 gcttttcgga acttccttta cctacgcctt gatggcacca ccaagtctga agatcgtgct 3541 gctttgctga agaaattcaa tgaacctgga tcccagtatt tcattttctt gctgagcaca 3601 agagctggtg gcctgggctt aaatcttcag gcagctgata cagtggtcat ctttgacagc 3661 gactggaatc ctcatcagga tctgcaggcc caagaccgag ctcaccgcat cgggcagcag 3721 aacgaggtcc gggtactgag gctctgtacc gtgaacagcg tggaggaaaa gatcctcgcg 3781 gccgcaaaat acaagctgaa cgtggatcag aaagtgatcc aggcgggcat gtttgaccaa 3841 aagtcttcaa gccacgagcg gagggcattc ctgcaggcca tcttggagca tgaggaggaa 3901 aatgaggaag aagatgaagt accggacgat gagactctga accaaatgat tgctcgacga 3961 gaagaagaat ttgacctttt tatgcggatg gacatggacc ggcggaggga agatgcccgg 4021 aacccgaaac ggaagccccg tttaatggag gaggatgagc tgccctcctg gatcattaag 4081 gatgacgctg aagtagaaag gctcacctgt gaagaagagg aggagaaaat atttgggagg 4141 gggtcccgcc agcgccgtga cgtggactac agtgacgccc tcacggagaa gcagtggcta 4201 agggccatcg aagacggcaa tttggaggaa atggaagagg aagtacggct taagaagcga 4261 aaaagacgaa gaaatgtgga taaagatcct gcaaaagaag atgtggaaaa agctaagaag 4321 agaagaggcc gccctcccgc tgagaaactg tcaccaaatc cccccaaact gacaaagcag 4381 atgaacgcta tcatcgatac tgtgataaac tacaaagata gttcagggcg acagctcagt 4441 gaagtcttca ttcagttacc ttcaaggaaa gaattaccag aatactatga attaattagg 4501 aagccagtgg atttcaaaaa aataaaggaa aggattcgta atcataagta ccggagccta 4561 ggcgacctgg agaaggatgt catgcttctc tgtcacaacg ctcagacgtt caacctggag 4621 ggatcccaga tctatgaaga ctccatcgtc ttacagtcag tgtttaagag tgcccggcag 4681 aaaattgcca aagaggaaga gagtgaggat gaaagcaatg aagaggagga agaggaagat 4741 gaagaagagt cagagtccga ggcaaaatca gtcaaggtga aaattaagct caataaaaaa 4801 gatgacaaag gccgggacaa agggaaaggc aagaaaaggc caaatcgagg aaaagccaaa 4861 cctgtagtga gcgattttga cagcgatgag gagcaggatg aacgtgaaca gtcagaagga 4921 agtgggacgg atgatgagtg atcagtatgg acctttttcc ttggtagaac tgaattcctt 4981 cctcccctgt ctcatttcta cccagtgagt tcatttgtca tataggcact gggttgtttc 5041 tatatcatca tcgtctataa actagcttta ggatagtgcc agacaaacat atgatatcat 5101 ggtgtaaaaa acacacacat acacaaatat ttgtaacata ttgtgaccaa atgggcctca 5161 aagattcaga ttgaaacaaa caaaaagctt ttgatggaaa atatgtgggt ggatagtata 5221 tttctatggg tgggtctaat ttggtaacgg tttgattgtg cctggtttta tcacctgttc 5281 agatgagaag atttttgtct tttgtagcac tgataaccag gagaagccat taaaagccac 5341 tggttatttt atttttcatc aggcaatttt cgaggttttt atttgttcgg tattgttttt 5401 ttacactgtg gtacatataa gcaactttaa taggtgataa atgtacagta gttagatttc 5461 acctgcatat acatttttcc attttatgct ctatgatctg aacaaaagct ttttgaattg 5521 tataagattt atgtctactg taaacattgc ttaatttttt tgctcttgat ttaaaaaaaa 5581 gttttgttga aagcgctatt gaatattgca atctatatag tgtattggat ggcttctttt 5641 gtcaccctga tctcctatgt taccaatgtg tatcgtctcc ttctccctaa agtgtactta 5701 atctttgctt tctttgcaca atgtctttgg ttgcaagtca taagcctgag gcaaataaaa 5761 ttccagtaat ttcgaagaat gtggtgttgg tgctttccta ataaagaaat aatttagctt 5821 gacaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 75 Human BRM Amino Acid Sequence Isoform B (NP_620614.2) 1 mstptdpgam phpgpspgpg pspgpilgps pgpgpspgsv hsmmgpspgp psyshpmptm 61 gstdfpgegm hqmhkpidgi hdkgivedih cgsmkgtgmr pphpgmgppq spmdqhsqgy 121 msphpsplga pehvsspmsg ggptppqmpp sqpgalipgd pqamsqpnrg pspfspvglh 181 qlragilayk mlargqplpe tlglavqgkr tlpglqqqqq qqqqqqqqqq qqqqqqqqpq 241 qqppqpqtqq qqqpalvnyn rpsgpgpels gpstpqklpv papggrpspa ppaaaqppaa 301 avpgpsvpqp apgqpspvlq lqqkqsrisp iqkpqgldpv eilgereyrl gariahrige 361 lenlpgslpp dlrtkatvel kalrllnfqr qlrgevvacm rrdttletal nskaykrskr 421 qtlrearmte klekqqkieq erkrrqkhqe ylnsilqhak dfkeyhrsva gkiqklskav 481 atwhantere qkketeriek ermrrlmaed eegyrklidq kkdrrlayll qqtdeyvanl 541 tnlvwehkqa qaakekkkrr rrkkkaeena eggesalgpd gepidessqm sdlpvkvtht 601 etgkvlfgpe apkasqldaw lemnpgyeva prsdseesds dyeeedeeee ssrqeteeki 661 lldpnseevs ekdakqiiet akqdvddeys mgysargsgs yytvahaise rvekqsalli 721 ngtlkhyqlq glewmvslyn nnlngilade mglgktiqti alitylmehk ringpyliiv 781 plstlsnwty efdkwapsvv kisykgtpam rrslvpqlrs gkfnvlltty eyiikdkhil 841 akirwkymiv deghrmknhh ckltqvinth yvaprrillt gtplqnklpe lwallnfllp 901 tifkscstfe qwfnapfamt gervdlneee tiliirrlhk vlrpfllrrl kkevesqlpe 961 kveyvikcdm salqkilyrh mqakgilltd gsekdkkgkg gaktlmntim qlrkicnhpy 1021 mfqhieesfa ehlgysngvi ngaelyrasg kfelldrilp klratnhrvl lfcgmtslmt 1081 imedyfafrn flylrldgtt ksedraallk kfnepgsqyf ifllstragg lglnlqaadt 1141 vvifdsdwnp hqdlqaqdra hrigqgnevr vlrlctvnsv eekilaaaky klnvdqkviq 1201 agmfdqksss herraflqai leheeeneee devpddetln qmiarreeef dlfmrmdmdr 1261 rredarnpkr kprlmeedel pswiikddae verltceeee ekifgrgsrq rrdvdysdal 1321 tekqwlraie dgnleemeee vrlkkrkrrr nvdkdpaked vekakkrrgr ppaeklspnp 1381 pkltkqmnai idtvinykds sgrqlsevfi qlpsrkelpe yyelirkpvd fkkikerirn 1441 hkyrslgdle kdvmllchna qtfnlegsqi yedsivlqsv fksarqkiak eeesedesne 1501 eeeeedeees eseaksvkvk iklnkkddkg rdkgkgkkrp nrgkakpvvs dfdsdeeqde 1561 reqsegsgtd de SEQ ID NO: 76 Human BRM cDNA Sequence Variant 3 (NM_001289396.1, CDS: from 210 to 4982) 1 tcagaagaaa gccccgagat cacagagacc cggcgagatc acagagaccc ggcctgaagg 61 aacgtggaaa gaccaatgta cctgttttga ccggttgcct ggagcaagaa gttccagttg 121 gggagaattt tcagaagata aagtcggaga ttgtggaaag acttgacttg cagcattact 181 ctactgactg gcagagacag gagaggtaga tgtccacgcc cacagaccct ggtgcgatgc 241 cccacccagg gccttcgccg gggcctgggc cttcccctgg gccaattctt gggcctagtc 301 caggaccagg accatcccca ggttccgtcc acagcatgat ggggccaagt cctggacctc 361 caagtgtctc ccatcctatg ccgacgatgg ggtccacaga cttcccacag gaaggcatgc 421 atcaaatgca taagcccatc gatggtatac atgacaaggg gattgtagaa gacatccatt 481 gtggatccat gaagggcact ggtatgcgac cacctcaccc aggcatgggc cctccccaga 541 gtccaatgga tcaacacagc caaggttata tgtcaccaca cccatctcca ttaggagccc 601 cagagcacgt ctccagccct atgtctggag gaggcccaac tccacctcag atgccaccaa 661 gccagccggg ggccctcatc ccaggtgatc cgcaggccat gagccagccc aacagaggtc 721 cctcaccttt cagtcctgtc cagctgcatc agcttcgagc tcagatttta gcttataaaa 781 tgctggcccg aggccagccc ctccccgaaa cgctgcagct tgcagtccag gggaaaagga 841 cgttgcctgg cttgcagcaa caacagcagc agcaacagca gcagcagcag cagcagcagc 901 agcagcagca gcagcaacag cagccgcagc agcagccgcc gcaaccacag acgcagcaac 961 aacagcagcc ggcccttgtt aactacaaca gaccatctgg cccggggccg gagctgagcg 1021 gcccgagcac cccgcagaag ctgccggtgc ccgcgcccgg cggccggccc tcgcccgcgc 1081 cccccgcagc cgcgcagccg cccgcggccg cagtgcccgg gccctcagtg ccgcagccgg 1141 ccccggggca gccctcgccc gtcctccagc tgcagcagaa gcagagccgc atcagcccca 1201 tccagaaacc gcaaggcctg gaccccgtgg aaattctgca agagcgggaa tacagacttc 1261 aggcccgcat agctcatagg atacaagaac tggaaaatct gcctggctct ttgccaccag 1321 atttaagaac caaagcaacc gtggaactaa aagcacttcg gttactcaat ttccagcgtc 1381 agctgagaca ggaggtggtg gcctgcatgc gcagggacac gaccctggag acggctctca 1441 actccaaagc atacaaacgg agcaagcgcc agactctgag agaagctcgc atgaccgaga 1501 agctggagaa gcagcagaag attgagcagg agaggaaacg ccgtcagaaa caccaggaat 1561 acctgaacag tattttgcaa catgcaaaag attttaagga atatcatcgg tctgtggccg 1621 gaaagatcca gaagctctcc aaagcagtgg caacttggca tgccaacact gaaagagagc 1681 agaagaagga gacagagcgg attgaaaagg agagaatgcg gcgactgatg gctgaagatg 1741 aggagggtta tagaaaactg attgatcaaa agaaagacag gcgtttagct taccttttgc 1801 agcagaccga tgagtatgta gccaatctga ccaatctggt ttgggagcac aagcaagccc 1861 aggcagccaa agagaagaag aagaggagga ggaggaagaa gaaggctgag gagaatgcag 1921 agggtgggga gtctgccctg ggaccggatg gagagcccat agatgagagc agccagatga 1981 gtgacctccc tgtcaaagtg actcacacag aaaccggcaa ggttctgttc ggaccagaag 2041 cacccaaagc aagtcagctg gacgcctggc tggaaatgaa tcctggttat gaagttgccc 2101 ctagatctga cagtgaagag agtgattctg attatgagga agaggatgag gaagaagagt 2161 ccagtaggca ggaaaccgaa gagaaaatac tcctggatcc aaatagcgaa gaagtttctg 2221 agaaggatgc taagcagatc attgagacag ctaagcaaga cgtggatgat gaatacagca 2281 tgcagtacag tgccaggggc tcccagtcct actacaccgt ggctcatgcc atctcggaga 2341 gggtggagaa acagtctgcc ctcctaatta atgggaccct aaagcattac cagctccagg 2401 gcctggaatg gatggtttcc ctgtataata acaacttgaa cggaatctta gccgatgaaa 2461 tggggcttgg aaagaccata cagaccattg cactcatcac ttatctgatg gagcacaaaa 2521 gactcaatgg cccctatctc atcattgttc ccctttcgac tctatctaac tggacatatg 2581 aatttgacaa atgggctcct tctgtggtga agatttctta caagggtact cctgccatgc 2641 gtcgctccct tgtcccccag ctacggagtg gcaaattcaa tgtcctcttg actacttatg 2701 agtatattat aaaagacaag cacattcttg caaagattcg gtggaaatac atgatagtgg 2761 acgaaggcca ccgaatgaag aatcaccact gcaagctgac tcaggtcttg aacactcact 2821 atgtggcccc cagaaggatc ctcttgactg ggaccccgct gcagaataag ctccctgaac 2881 tctgggccct cctcaacttc ctcctcccaa caatttttaa gagctgcagc acatttgaac 2941 aatggttcaa tgctccattt gccatgactg gtgaaagggt ggacttaaat gaagaagaaa 3001 ctatattgat catcaggcgt ctacataagg tgttaagacc atttttacta aggagactga 3061 agaaagaagt tgaatcccag cttcccgaaa aagtggaata tgtgatcaag tgtgacatgt 3121 cagctctgca gaagattctg tatcgccata tgcaagccaa ggggatcctt ctcacagatg 3181 gttctgagaa agataagaag gggaaaggag gtgctaagac acttatgaac actattatgc 3241 agttgagaaa aatctgcaac cacccatata tgtttcagca cattgaggaa tcctttgctg 3301 aacacctagg ctattcaaat ggggtcatca atggggctga actgtatcgg gcctcaggga 3361 agtttgagct gcttgatcgt attctgccaa aattgagagc gactaatcac cgagtgctgc 3421 ttttctgcca gatgacatct ctcatgacca tcatggagga ttattttgct tttcggaact 3481 tcctttacct acgccttgat ggcaccacca agtctgaaga tcgtgctgct ttgctgaaga 3541 aattcaatga acctggatcc cagtatttca ttttcttgct gagcacaaga gctggtggcc 3601 tgggcttaaa tcttcaggca gctgatacag tggtcatctt tgacagcgac tggaatcctc 3661 atcaggatct gcaggcccaa gaccgagctc accgcatcgg gcagcagaac gaggtccggg 3721 tactgaggct ctgtaccgtg aacagcgtgg aggaaaagat cctcgcggcc gcaaaataca 3781 agctgaacgt ggatcagaaa gtgatccagg cgggcatgtt tgaccaaaag tcttcaagcc 3841 acgagcggag ggcattcctg caggccatct tggagcatga ggaggaaaat gaggaagaag 3901 atgaagtacc ggacgatgag actctgaacc aaatgattgc tcgacgagaa gaagaatttg 3961 acctttttat gcggatggac atggaccggc ggagggaaga tgcccggaac ccgaaacgga 4021 agccccgttt aatggaggag gatgagctgc cctcctggat cattaaggat gacgctgaag 4081 tagaaaggct cacctgtgaa gaagaggagg agaaaatatt tgggaggggg tcccgccagc 4141 gccgtgacgt ggactacagt gacgccctca cggagaagca gtggctaagg gccatcgaag 4201 acggcaattt ggaggaaatg gaagaggaag tacggcttaa gaagcgaaaa agacgaagaa 4261 atgtggataa agatcctgca aaagaagatg tggaaaaagc taagaagaga agaggccgcc 4321 ctcccgctga gaaactgtca ccaaatcccc ccaaactgac aaagcagatg aacgctatca 4381 tcgatactgt gataaactac aaagataggt gtaacgtgga gaaggtgccc agtaattctc 4441 agttggaaat agaaggaaac agttcagggc gacagctcag tgaagtcttc attcagttac 4501 cttcaaggaa agaattacca gaatactatg aattaattag gaagccagtg gatttcaaaa 4561 aaataaagga aaggattcgt aatcataagt accggagcct aggcgacctg gagaaggatg 4621 tcatgcttct ctgtcacaac gctcagacgt tcaacctgga gggatcccag atctatgaag 4681 actccatcgt cttacagtca gtgtttaaga gtgcccggca gaaaattgcc aaagaggaag 4741 agagtgagga tgaaagcaat gaagaggagg aagaggaaga tgaagaagag tcagagtccg 4801 aggcaaaatc agtcaaggtg aaaattaagc tcaataaaaa agatgacaaa ggccgggaca 4861 aagggaaagg caagaaaagg ccaaatcgag gaaaagccaa acctgtagtg agcgattttg 4921 acagcgatga ggagcaggat gaacgtgaac agtcagaagg aagtgggacg gatgatgagt 4981 gatcagtatg gacctttttc cttggtagaa ctgaattcct tcctcccctg tctcatttct 5041 acccagtgag ttcatttgtc atataggcac tgggttgttt ctatatcatc atcgtctata 5101 aactagcttt aggatagtgc cagacaaaca tatgatatca tggtgtaaaa aacacacaca 5161 tacacaaata tttgtaacat attgtgacca aatgggcctc aaagattcag attgaaacaa 5221 acaaaaagct tttgatggaa aatatgtggg tggatagtat atttctatgg gtgggtctaa 5281 tttggtaacg gtttgattgt gcctggtttt atcacctgtt cagatgagaa gatttttgtc 5341 ttttgtagca ctgataacca ggagaagcca ttaaaagcca ctggttattt tatttttcat 5401 caggcaattt tcgaggtttt tatttgttcg gtattgtttt tttacactgt ggtacatata 5461 agcaacttta ataggtgata aatgtacagt agttagattt cacctgcata tacatttttc 5521 cattttatgc tctatgatct gaacaaaagc tttttgaatt gtataagatt tatgtctact 5581 gtaaacattg cttaattttt ttgctcttga tttaaaaaaa agttttgttg aaagcgctat 5641 tgaatattgc aatctatata gtgtattgga tggcttcttt tgtcaccctg atctcctatg 5701 ttaccaatgt gtatcgtctc cttctcccta aagtgtactt aatctttgct ttctttgcac 5761 aatgtctttg gttgcaagtc ataagcctga ggcaaataaa attccagtaa tttcgaagaa 5821 tgtggtgttg gtgctttcct aataaagaaa taatttagct tgacaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 77 Human BRM cDNA Sequence Variant 4 (NM_001289397.1, CDS: from 223 to 4767) 1 gcgtcttccg gcgcccgcgg aggaggcgag ggtgggacgc tgggcggagc ccgagtttag 61 gaagaggagg ggacggctgt catcaatgaa gtcatattca taatctagtc ctctctccct 121 ctgtttctgt actctgggtg actcagagag ggaagagatt cagccagcac actcctcgcg 181 agcaagcatt actctactga ctggcagaga caggagaggt agatgtccac gcccacagac 241 cctggtgcga tgccccaccc agggccttcg ccggggcctg ggccttcccc tgggccaatt 301 cttgggccta gtccaggacc aggaccatcc ccaggttccg tccacagcat gatggggcca 361 agtcctggac ctccaagtgt ctcccatcct atgccgacga tggggtccac agacttccca 421 caggaaggca tgcatcaaat gcataagccc atcgatggta tacatgacaa ggggattgta 481 gaagacatcc attgtggatc catgaagggc actggtatgc gaccacctca cccaggcatg 541 ggccctcccc agagtccaat ggatcaacac agccaaggtt atatgtcacc acacccatct 601 ccattaggag ccccagagca cgtctccagc cctatgtctg gaggaggccc aactccacct 661 cagatgccac caagccagcc gggggccctc atcccaggtg atccgcaggc catgagccag 721 cccaacagag gtccctcacc tttcagtcct gtccagctgc atcagcttcg agctcagatt 781 ttagcttata aaatgctggc ccgaggccag cccctccccg aaacgctgca gcttgcagtc 841 caggggaaaa ggacgttgcc tggcttgcag caacaacagc agcagcaaca gcagcagcag 901 cagcagcagc agcagcagca gcagcagcaa cagcagccgc agcagcagcc gccgcaacca 961 cagacgcagc aacaacagca gccggccctt gttaactaca acagaccatc tggcccgggg 1021 ccggagctga gcggcccgag caccccgcag aagctgccgg tgcccgcgcc cggcggccgg 1081 ccctcgcccg cgccccccgc agccgcgcag ccgcccgcgg ccgcagtgcc cgggccctca 1141 gtgccgcagc cggccccggg gcagccctcg cccgtcctcc agctgcagca gaagcagagc 1201 cgcatcagcc ccatccagaa accgcaaggc ctggaccccg tggaaattct gcaagagcgg 1261 gaatacagac ttcaggcccg catagctcat aggatacaag aactggaaaa tctgcctggc 1321 tctttgccac cagatttaag aaccaaagca accgtggaac taaaagcact tcggttactc 1381 aatttccagc gtcagctgag acaggaggtg gtggcctgca tgcgcaggga cacgaccctg 1441 gagacggctc tcaactccaa agcatacaaa cggagcaagc gccagactct gagagaagct 1501 cgcatgaccg agaagctgga gaagcagcag aagattgagc aggagaggaa acgccgtcag 1561 aaacaccagg aatacctgaa cagtattttg caacatgcaa aagattttaa ggaatatcat 1621 cggtctgtgg ccggaaagat ccagaagctc tccaaagcag tggcaacttg gcatgccaac 1681 actgaaagag agcagaagaa ggagacagag cggattgaaa aggagagaat gcggcgactg 1741 atggctgaag atgaggaggg ttatagaaaa ctgattgatc aaaagaaaga caggcgttta 1801 gcttaccttt tgcagcagac cgatgagtat gtagccaatc tgaccaatct ggtttgggag 1861 cacaagcaag cccaggcagc caaagagaag aagaagagga ggaggaggaa gaagaaggct 1921 gaggagaatg cagagggtgg ggagtctgcc ctgggaccgg atggagagcc catagatgag 1981 agcagccaga tgagtgacct ccctgtcaaa gtgactcaca cagaaaccgg caaggttctg 2041 ttcggaccag aagcacccaa agcaagtcag ctggacgcct ggctggaaat gaatcctggt 2101 tatgaagttg cccctagatc tgacagtgaa gagagtgatt ctgattatga ggaagaggat 2161 gaggaagaag agtccagtag gcaggaaacc gaagagaaaa tactcctgga tccaaatagc 2221 gaagaagttt ctgagaagga tgctaagcag atcattgaga cagctaagca agacgtggat 2281 gatgaataca gcatgcagta cagtgccagg ggctcccagt cctactacac cgtggctcat 2341 gccatctcgg agagggtgga gaaacagtct gccctcctaa ttaatgggac cctaaagcat 2401 taccagctcc agggcctgga atggatggtt tccctgtata ataacaactt gaacggaatc 2461 ttagccgatg aaatggggct tggaaagacc atacagacca ttgcactcat cacttatctg 2521 atggagcaca aaagactcaa tggcccctat ctcatcattg ttcccctttc gactctatct 2581 aactggacat atgaatttga caaatgggct ccttctgtgg tgaagatttc ttacaagggt 2641 actcctgcca tgcgtcgctc ccttgtcccc cagctacgga gtggcaaatt caatgtcctc 2701 ttgactactt atgagtatat tataaaagac aagcacattc ttgcaaagat tcggtggaaa 2761 tacatgatag tggacgaagg ccaccgaatg aagaatcacc actgcaagct gactcaggtg 2821 gacttaaatg aagaagaaac tatattgatc atcaggcgtc tacataaggt gttaagacca 2881 tttttactaa ggagactgaa gaaagaagtt gaatcccagc ttcccgaaaa agtggaatat 2941 gtgatcaagt gtgacatgtc agctctgcag aagattctgt atcgccatat gcaagccaag 3001 gggatccttc tcacagatgg ttctgagaaa gataagaagg ggaaaggagg tgctaagaca 3061 cttatgaaca ctattatgca gttgagaaaa atctgcaacc acccatatat gtttcagcac 3121 attgaggaat cctttgctga acacctaggc tattcaaatg gggtcatcaa tggggctgaa 3181 ctgtatcggg cctcagggaa gtttgagctg cttgatcgta ttctgccaaa attgagagcg 3241 actaatcacc gagtgctgct tttctgccag atgacatctc tcatgaccat catggaggat 3301 tattttgctt ttcggaactt cctttaccta cgccttgatg gcaccaccaa gtctgaagat 3361 cgtgctgctt tgctgaagaa attcaatgaa cctggatccc agtatttcat tttcttgctg 3421 agcacaagag ctggtggcct gggcttaaat cttcaggcag ctgatacagt ggtcatcttt 3481 gacagcgact ggaatcctca tcaggatctg caggcccaag accgagctca ccgcatcggg 3541 cagcagaacg aggtccgggt actgaggctc tgtaccgtga acagcgtgga ggaaaagatc 3601 ctcgcggccg caaaatacaa gctgaacgtg gatcagaaag tgatccaggc gggcatgttt 3661 gaccaaaagt cttcaagcca cgagcggagg gcattcctgc aggccatctt ggagcatgag 3721 gaggaaaatg aggaagaaga tgaagtaccg gacgatgaga ctctgaacca aatgattgct 3781 cgacgagaag aagaatttga cctttttatg cggatggaca tggaccggcg gagggaagat 3841 gcccggaacc cgaaacggaa gccccgttta atggaggagg atgagctgcc ctcctggatc 3901 attaaggatg acgctgaagt agaaaggctc acctgtgaag aagaggagga gaaaatattt 3961 gggagggggt cccgccagcg ccgtgacgtg gactacagtg acgccctcac ggagaagcag 4021 tggctaaggg ccatcgaaga cggcaatttg gaggaaatgg aagaggaagt acggcttaag 4081 aagcgaaaaa gacgaagaaa tgtggataaa gatcctgcaa aagaagatgt ggaaaaagct 4141 aagaagagaa gaggccgccc tcccgctgag aaactgtcac caaatccccc caaactgaca 4201 aagcagatga acgctatcat cgatactgtg ataaactaca aagatagttc agggcgacag 4261 ctcagtgaag tcttcattca gttaccttca aggaaagaat taccagaata ctatgaatta 4321 attaggaagc cagtggattt caaaaaaata aaggaaagga ttcgtaatca taagtaccgg 4381 agcctaggcg acctggagaa ggatgtcatg cttctctgtc acaacgctca gacgttcaac 4441 ctggagggat cccagatcta tgaagactcc atcgtcttac agtcagtgtt taagagtgcc 4501 cggcagaaaa ttgccaaaga ggaagagagt gaggatgaaa gcaatgaaga ggaggaagag 4561 gaagatgaag aagagtcaga gtccgaggca aaatcagtca aggtgaaaat taagctcaat 4621 aaaaaagatg acaaaggccg ggacaaaggg aaaggcaaga aaaggccaaa tcgaggaaaa 4681 gccaaacctg tagtgagcga ttttgacagc gatgaggagc aggatgaacg tgaacagtca 4741 gaaggaagtg ggacggatga tgagtgatca gtatggacct ttttccttgg tagaactgaa 4801 ttccttcctc ccctgtctca tttctaccca gtgagttcat ttgtcatata ggcactgggt 4861 tgtttctata tcatcatcgt ctataaacta gctttaggat agtgccagac aaacatatga 4921 tatcatggtg taaaaaacac acacatacac aaatatttgt aacatattgt gaccaaatgg 4981 gcctcaaaga ttcagattga aacaaacaaa aagcttttga tggaaaatat gtgggtggat 5041 agtatatttc tatgggtggg tctaatttgg taacggtttg attgtgcctg gttttatcac 5101 ctgttcagat gagaagattt ttgtcttttg tagcactgat aaccaggaga agccattaaa 5161 agccactggt tattttattt ttcatcaggc aattttcgag gtttttattt gttcggtatt 5221 gtttttttac actgtggtac atataagcaa ctttaatagg tgataaatgt acagtagtta 5281 gatttcacct gcatatacat ttttccattt tatgctctat gatctgaaca aaagcttttt 5341 gaattgtata agatttatgt ctactgtaaa cattgcttaa tttttttgct cttgatttaa 5401 aaaaaagttt tgttgaaagc gctattgaat attgcaatct atatagtgta ttggatggct 5461 tcttttgtca ccctgatctc ctatgttacc aatgtgtatc gtctccttct ccctaaagtg 5521 tacttaatct ttgctttctt tgcacaatgt ctttggttgc aagtcataag cctgaggcaa 5581 ataaaattcc agtaatttcg aagaatgtgg tgttggtgct ttcctaataa agaaataatt 5641 tagcttgaca aaaaaaaaaa aaaa SEQ ID NO: 78 Human BRM Amino Acid Sequence Isoform C (NP_001276326.1) 1 mstptdpgam phpgpspgpg pspgpilgps pgpgpspgsv hsmmgpspgp psyshpmptm 61 gstdfpgegm hqmhkpidgi hdkgivedih cgsmkgtgmr pphpgmgppq spmdqhsqgy 121 msphpsplga pehvsspmsg ggptppqmpp sqpgalipgd pqamsqpnrg pspfspvglh 181 qlragilayk mlargqplpe tlglavqgkr tlpglqqqqq qqqqqqqqqq qqqqqqqqpq 241 qqppqpqtqq qqqpalvnyn rpsgpgpels gpstpqklpv papggrpspa ppaaaqppaa 301 avpgpsvpqp apgqpspvlq lqqkqsrisp iqkpqgldpv eilgereyrl gariahrige 361 lenlpgslpp dlrtkatvel kalrllnfqr qlrgevvacm rrdttletal nskaykrskr 421 qtlrearmte klekqqkieq erkrrqkhqe ylnsilqhak dfkeyhrsva gkiqklskav 481 atwhantere qkketeriek ermrrlmaed eegyrklidq kkdrrlayll qqtdeyvanl 541 tnlvwehkqa qaakekkkrr rrkkkaeena eggesalgpd gepidessqm sdlpvkvtht 601 etgkvlfgpe apkasqldaw lemnpgyeva prsdseesds dyeeedeeee ssrqeteeki 661 lldpnseevs ekdakqiiet akqdvddeys mgysargsgs yytvahaise rvekqsalli 721 ngtlkhyqlq glewmvslyn nnlngilade mglgktiqti alitylmehk ringpyliiv 781 plstlsnwty efdkwapsvv kisykgtpam rrslvpqlrs gkfnvlltty eyiikdkhil 841 akirwkymiv deghrmknhh ckltqvdlne eetiliirrl hkvlrpfllr rlkkevesql 901 pekveyvikc dmsalqkily rhmqakgill tdgsekdkkg kggaktlmnt imqlrkicnh 961 pymfqhiees faehlgysng vingaelyra sgkfelldri lpklratnhr vllfcgmtsl 1021 mtimedyfaf rnflylrldg ttksedraal lkkfnepgsq yfifllstra gglglnlqaa 1081 dtvvifdsdw nphqdlqaqd rahrigqgne vrvlrlctvn sveekilaaa kyklnvdqkv 1141 igagmfdqks ssherraflq aileheeene eedevpddet lnqmiarree efdlfmrmdm 1201 drrredarnp krkprlmeed elpswiikdd aeverltcee eeekifgrgs rqrrdvdysd 1261 altekqwlra iedgnleeme eevrlkkrkr rrnvdkdpak edvekakkrr grppaeklsp 1321 nppkltkqmn aiidtvinyk dssgrqlsev fiqlpsrkel peyyelirkp vdfkkikeri 1381 rnhkyrslgd lekdvmllch naqtfnlegs qiyedsivlq svfksarqki akeeesedes 1441 neeeeeedee eseseaksvk vkiklnkkdd kgrdkgkgkk rpnrgkakpv vsdfdsdeeq 1501 dereqsegsg tdde SEQ ID NO: 79 Human BRM cDNA Sequence Variant 5 (NM_001289398.1, CDS: from 203 to 949) 1 cttggagagg cggaggtgga aacgatgcgc aggagttggc ttggggcttt ttgtttgcgt 61 gtccctgttt acctattcat aatcatggat cccctctgct ttgtgatact gtgaaccacg 121 cataacagca attctttaca ccaccgggtt gagaagaagg cgcctgaggc tgactttctg 181 gacctgccgt cacgcagtaa agatgtggtt ggccatcgaa gacggcaatt tggaggaaat 241 ggaagaggaa gtacggctta agaagcgaaa aagacgaaga aatgtggata aagatcctgc 301 aaaagaagat gtggaaaaag ctaagaagag aagaggccgc cctcccgctg agaaactgtc 361 accaaatccc cccaaactga caaagcagat gaacgctatc atcgatactg tgataaacta 421 caaagatagt tcagggcgac agctcagtga agtcttcatt cagttacctt caaggaaaga 481 attaccagaa tactatgaat taattaggaa gccagtggat ttcaaaaaaa taaaggaaag 541 gattcgtaat cataagtacc ggagcctagg cgacctggag aaggatgtca tgcttctctg 601 tcacaacgct cagacgttca acctggaggg atcccagatc tatgaagact ccatcgtctt 661 acagtcagtg tttaagagtg cccggcagaa aattgccaaa gaggaagaga gtgaggatga 721 aagcaatgaa gaggaggaag aggaagatga agaagagtca gagtccgagg caaaatcagt 781 caaggtgaaa attaagctca ataaaaaaga tgacaaaggc cgggacaaag ggaaaggcaa 841 gaaaaggcca aatcgaggaa aagccaaacc tgtagtgagc gattttgaca gcgatgagga 901 gcaggatgaa cgtgaacagt cagaaggaag tgggacggat gatgagtgat cagtatggac 961 ctttttcctt ggtagaactg aattccttcc tcccctgtct catttctacc cagtgagttc 1021 atttgtcata taggcactgg gttgtttcta tatcatcatc gtctataaac tagctttagg 1081 atagtgccag acaaacatat gatatcatgg tgtaaaaaac acacacatac acaaatattt 1141 gtaacatatt gtgaccaaat gggcctcaaa gattcagatt gaaacaaaca aaaagctttt 1201 gatggaaaat atgtgggtgg atagtatatt tctatgggtg ggtctaattt ggtaacggtt 1261 tgattgtgcc tggttttatc acctgttcag atgagaagat ttttgtcttt tgtagcactg 1321 ataaccagga gaagccatta aaagccactg gttattttat ttttcatcag gcaattttcg 1381 aggtttttat ttgttcggta ttgttttttt acactgtggt acatataagc aactttaata 1441 ggtgataaat gtacagtagt tagatttcac ctgcatatac atttttccat tttatgctct 1501 atgatctgaa caaaagcttt ttgaattgta taagatttat gtctactgta aacattgctt 1561 aatttttttg ctcttgattt aaaaaaaagt tttgttgaaa gcgctattga atattgcaat 1621 ctatatagtg tattggatgg cttcttttgt caccctgatc tcctatgtta ccaatgtgta 1681 tcgtctcctt ctccctaaag tgtacttaat ctttgctttc tttgcacaat gtctttggtt 1741 gcaagtcata agcctgaggc aaataaaatt ccagtaattt cgaagaatgt ggtgttggtg 1801 ctttcctaat aaagaaataa tttagcttga caaaaaaaaa aaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 80 Human BRM Amino Acid Sequence Isoform D (NP_001276327.1) 1 mwlaiedgnl eemeeevrlk krkrrrnvdk dpakedveka kkrrgrppae klspnppklt 61 kqmnaiidtv inykdssgrq lsevfiqlps rkelpeyyel irkpvdfkki kerirnhkyr 121 slgdlekdvm llchnagtfn legsqiyeds ivlqsvfksa rqkiakeees edesneeeee 181 edeeesesea ksvkvkikln kkddkgrdkg kgkkrpnrgk akpvvsdfds deeqdereqs 241 egsgtdde SEQ ID NO: 81 Human BRM cDNA Sequence Variant 6 (NM_001289399.1, CDS: from 106 to 936) 1 attcacttca ttaaatctag aggcagttga gcatgggagc cgtctgtatg ttgaattagg 61 gctcgcactc ttgcgcaaca cgtcaccagt cggaaactgg ggctgatgaa gagactagca 121 gctcgctgct ttgctggctt gttaatttta tccccactaa ctgtgatttc tgatagccgg 181 cctgctgata gtggtaaggc catcgaagac ggcaatttgg aggaaatgga agaggaagta 241 cggcttaaga agcgaaaaag acgaagaaat gtggataaag atcctgcaaa agaagatgtg 301 gaaaaagcta agaagagaag aggccgccct cccgctgaga aactgtcacc aaatcccccc 361 aaactgacaa agcagatgaa cgctatcatc gatactgtga taaactacaa agatagttca 421 gggcgacagc tcagtgaagt cttcattcag ttaccttcaa ggaaagaatt accagaatac 481 tatgaattaa ttaggaagcc agtggatttc aaaaaaataa aggaaaggat tcgtaatcat 541 aagtaccgga gcctaggcga cctggagaag gatgtcatgc ttctctgtca caacgctcag 601 acgttcaacc tggagggatc ccagatctat gaagactcca tcgtcttaca gtcagtgttt 661 aagagtgccc ggcagaaaat tgccaaagag gaagagagtg aggatgaaag caatgaagag 721 gaggaagagg aagatgaaga agagtcagag tccgaggcaa aatcagtcaa ggtgaaaatt 781 aagctcaata aaaaagatga caaaggccgg gacaaaggga aaggcaagaa aaggccaaat 841 cgaggaaaag ccaaacctgt agtgagcgat tttgacagcg atgaggagca ggatgaacgt 901 gaacagtcag aaggaagtgg gacggatgat gagtgatcag tatggacctt tttccttggt 961 agaactgaat tccttcctcc cctgtctcat ttctacccag tgagttcatt tgtcatatag 1021 gcactgggtt gtttctatat catcatcgtc tataaactag ctttaggata gtgccagaca 1081 aacatatgat atcatggtgt aaaaaacaca cacatacaca aatatttgta acatattgtg 1141 accaaatggg cctcaaagat tcagattgaa acaaacaaaa agcttttgat ggaaaatatg 1201 tgggtggata gtatatttct atgggtgggt ctaatttggt aacggtttga ttgtgcctgg 1261 ttttatcacc tgttcagatg agaagatttt tgtcttttgt agcactgata accaggagaa 1321 gccattaaaa gccactggtt attttatttt tcatcaggca attttcgagg tttttatttg 1381 ttcggtattg tttttttaca ctgtggtaca tataagcaac tttaataggt gataaatgta 1441 cagtagttag atttcacctg catatacatt tttccatttt atgctctatg atctgaacaa 1501 aagctttttg aattgtataa gatttatgtc tactgtaaac attgcttaat ttttttgctc 1561 ttgatttaaa aaaaagtttt gttgaaagcg ctattgaata ttgcaatcta tatagtgtat 1621 tggatggctt cttttgtcac cctgatctcc tatgttacca atgtgtatcg tctccttctc 1681 cctaaagtgt acttaatctt tgctttcttt gcacaatgtc tttggttgca agtcataagc 1741 ctgaggcaaa taaaattcca gtaatttcga agaatgtggt gttggtgctt tcctaataaa 1801 gaaataattt agcttgacaa aaaaaaaaaa aaa SEQ ID NO: 82 Human BRM Amino Acid Sequence Isoform E (NP_001276328.1) 1 mkrlaarcfa gllilspltv isdsrpadsg kaiedgnlee meeevrlkkr krrrnvdkdp 61 akedvekakk rrgrppaekl spnppkltkq mnaiidtvin ykdssgrqls evfiqlpsrk 121 elpeyyelir kpvdfkkike rirnhkyrsl gdlekdvmll chnaqtfnle gsqiyedsiv 181 lqsvfksarq kiakeeesed esneeeeeed eeeseseaks vkvkiklnkk ddkgrdkgkg 241 kkrpnrgkak pvvsdfdsde egderegseg sgtdde SEQ ID NO: 83 Human BRM cDNA Sequence Variant 7 (NM_001289400.1, CDS: from 521 to 1357) 1 acttcattaa atctagaggc agttgagcat gggagccgtc tgtatgttga attagggctc 61 gcactcttgc gcaacacgtc accagtcgga aactgggggt ttgcttctgt gatttatttc 121 attattgtgc tggtaaaagg tttggaaggg aattcttttt gggggtagta ctttagcatt 181 gtgtagcaag ttttggggtt ttttttgtgt gtgacccccc agcccccagc gctgagtttg 241 agtcagttga gccagtttag taaataattt tttaaaataa aagaacagtt taaaatctcc 301 atgaataatt ttacttacat gcaggagtaa tcttactcta ctctttatgt gcgaaaagca 361 ttgggaagtg tttagtgaat tgatttccat tagaaaaaga cccttagaaa tcacagaaca 421 taaagcactg catatggatg tgtttggggt ctttggggag gagggaagat gttttgtagc 481 tctctgcatt cctgcataaa accttagttt gaggggaata atgctgatga agagactagc 541 agctcgctgc tttgctggct tgttaatttt atccccacta actgtgattt ctgatagccg 601 gcctgctgat agtggtaagg ccatcgaaga cggcaatttg gaggaaatgg aagaggaagt 661 acggcttaag aagcgaaaaa gacgaagaaa tgtggataaa gatcctgcaa aagaagatgt 721 ggaaaaagct aagaagagaa gaggccgccc tcccgctgag aaactgtcac caaatccccc 781 caaactgaca aagcagatga acgctatcat cgatactgtg ataaactaca aagatagttc 841 agggcgacag ctcagtgaag tcttcattca gttaccttca aggaaagaat taccagaata 901 ctatgaatta attaggaagc cagtggattt caaaaaaata aaggaaagga ttcgtaatca 961 taagtaccgg agcctaggcg acctggagaa ggatgtcatg cttctctgtc acaacgctca 1021 gacgttcaac ctggagggat cccagatcta tgaagactcc atcgtcttac agtcagtgtt 1081 taagagtgcc cggcagaaaa ttgccaaaga ggaagagagt gaggatgaaa gcaatgaaga 1141 ggaggaagag gaagatgaag aagagtcaga gtccgaggca aaatcagtca aggtgaaaat 1201 taagctcaat aaaaaagatg acaaaggccg ggacaaaggg aaaggcaaga aaaggccaaa 1261 tcgaggaaaa gccaaacctg tagtgagcga ttttgacagc gatgaggagc aggatgaacg 1321 tgaacagtca gaaggaagtg ggacggatga tgagtgatca gtatggacct ttttccttgg 1381 tagaactgaa ttccttcctc ccctgtctca tttctaccca gtgagttcat ttgtcatata 1441 ggcactgggt tgtttctata tcatcatcgt ctataaacta gctttaggat agtgccagac 1501 aaacatatga tatcatggtg taaaaaacac acacatacac aaatatttgt aacatattgt 1561 gaccaaatgg gcctcaaaga ttcagattga aacaaacaaa aagcttttga tggaaaatat 1621 gtgggtggat agtatatttc tatgggtggg tctaatttgg taacggtttg attgtgcctg 1681 gttttatcac ctgttcagat gagaagattt ttgtcttttg tagcactgat aaccaggaga 1741 agccattaaa agccactggt tattttattt ttcatcaggc aattttcgag gtttttattt 1801 gttcggtatt gtttttttac actgtggtac atataagcaa ctttaatagg tgataaatgt 1861 acagtagtta gatttcacct gcatatacat ttttccattt tatgctctat gatctgaaca 1921 aaagcttttt gaattgtata agatttatgt ctactgtaaa cattgcttaa tttttttgct 1981 cttgatttaa aaaaaagttt tgttgaaagc gctattgaat attgcaatct atatagtgta 2041 ttggatggct tcttttgtca ccctgatctc ctatgttacc aatgtgtatc gtctccttct 2101 ccctaaagtg tacttaatct ttgctttctt tgcacaatgt ctttggttgc aagtcataag 2161 cctgaggcaa ataaaattcc agtaatttcg aagaatgtgg tgttggtgct ttcctaataa 2221 agaaataatt tagcttgaca aaaaaaaaaa aaaa SEQ ID NO: 84 Human BRM Amino Acid Sequence Isoform F (NP_001276329.1) 1 mlmkrlaarc fagllilspl tvisdsrpad sgkaiedgnl eemeeevrlk krkrrrnvdk 61 dpakedveka kkrrgrppae klspnppklt kqmnaiidtv inykdssgrq lsevfiqlps 121 rkelpeyyel irkpvdfkki kerirnhkyr slgdlekdvm llchnagtfn legsqiyeds 181 ivlqsvfksa rqkiakeees edesneeeee edeeesesea ksvkvkikln kkddkgrdkg 241 kgkkrpnrgk akpvvsdfds deeqdereqs egsgtdde SEQ ID NO: 85 Mouse BRM cDNA Sequence Variant 1 (NM_011416.2, CDS: from 111 to 4862) 1 ctcgctccct ctgtttctgt actctgggtg actcagagag ggaagattca gccagcacac 61 tgctcgcgag caagtgtcac tctgctaact ggcagagcca ggagacctag atgtccacac 121 ccacagaccc agcagcaatg ccccatcctg ggccctcccc ggggcctgga ccctctcctg 181 gaccaattct ggggcctagt ccaggaccag gaccatcccc aggttctgtg cacagcatga 241 tgggtcctag tcccggacct cccagcgtct cacatcctct gtcaacgatg ggctctgcag 301 acttcccaca ggaaggcatg caccaattac ataagcccat ggatgggata catgacaaag 361 ggattgtaga agatgtccac tgtggatcca tgaagggcac cagcatgcgc cccccacacc 421 caggaatggg ccctccacag agccccatgg accagcacag ccaaggttat atgtcaccac 481 atccgtctcc tctgggagcc ccggagcacg tctctagccc tatatctgga ggaggcccaa 541 ccccacccca gatgccaccg agccagccag gggcactcat cccaggagat ccgcaggcca 601 tgaaccagcc taacagaggt ccctcgcctt tcagtcctgt gcagctgcat cagcttcgag 661 ctcagatttt agcttacaaa atgttggcca ggggccagcc tctccctgaa actctgcagc 721 tggcagtcca gggaaaaagg accttgcctg gcatgcagca gcagcagcag caacaacaac 781 aacagcagca gcagcagcag cagcagcagc agcaacagca gcaacaacag cagccccagc 841 agcctcagca gcaggctcag gcacagcccc agcagcagca gcaacagcag cagcagccag 901 ctcttgttag ctataatcga ccatctggcc ccgggcagga gctgctactg agtggccaga 961 gcgctccgca gaagctgtca gcaccagcac caagcggccg accttcaccg gcaccccagg 1021 ccgccgtcca gcccacggcc acagcggtgc ccgggccctc cgtgcagcag cccgccccag 1081 ggcagccgtc tccggtccta cagctgcaac agaagcagag ccgcatcagc cccatccaga 1141 aaccgcaagg cctggacccg gtggagatcc tgcaggaacg agagtacaga cttcaagctc 1201 gcatcgctca taggatacaa gaactggaaa gtctgcctgg ttccttgcca ccagatttac 1261 gcaccaaagc aaccgtggaa ctgaaagcac ttcgcttact caacttccaa cgtcagctga 1321 gacaggaggt ggtggcctgc atgcggaggg acaccaccct ggagacggcc ctcaactcca 1381 aagcatataa gcggagcaag cgccagaccc tgcgtgaggc acgcatgaca gagaaactgg 1441 agaagcagca gaagatagaa caggagagga aacgccggca gaaacaccag gaatacctga 1501 acagtatttt gcaacatgca aaagatttta aggaatatca ccggtctgtg gccgggaaga 1561 tccagaagct ctccaaagca gtggcgactt ggcatgctaa cacagaaagg gagcagaaga 1621 aggagacgga gcggatcgag aaggagagaa tgcggaggct gatggccgaa gatgaagagg 1681 gctacaggaa gcttattgac caaaagaaag acagacgtct cgcctaccta ttgcagcaga 1741 ccgatgagta tgtcgccaat ctgaccaacc tggtgtggga gcacaagcag gcccaagcag 1801 ccaaagagaa gaagaagagg aggaggagga agaagaaggc tgaagagaat gcagagggag 1861 gggaacctgc cctgggacca gatggagagc caatagatga aagcagccag atgagtgacc 1921 tgcctgtcaa agtgacacac acagaaactg gcaaggtcct ctttggacca gaagcaccca 1981 aagcaagtca gctggatgcc tggctggaga tgaatcctgg ttacgaagtt gcacccagat 2041 ctgacagtga agagagtgaa tcggactacg aggaggagga tgaagaagaa gagtccagta 2101 ggcaggaaac cgaggagaag atactgctgg atcccaacag tgaagaagtt tccgaaaagg 2161 atgccaagca gatcattgag actgcgaagc aggacgtgga cgacgaatac agcatgcagt 2221 acagtgccag aggctctcag tcctactaca cggtggctca cgctatctct gagagggtgg 2281 agaagcagtc tgccctcctc attaacggca ccctaaagca ttaccagctc cagggcctgg 2341 aatggatggt ttccctgtat aataacaatc tgaacggaat cttagctgat gaaatggggc 2401 taggcaagac catccagacc attgcactca tcacgtatct gatggagcac aaaaggctca 2461 atggtcccta cctcatcatc gtccccctct cgactctgtc taactggaca tatgaatttg 2521 acaaatgggc tccttctgtg gtgaaaattt cttacaaggg tacccctgcc atgcgacgct 2581 ccctcgttcc ccagctacgg agtggcaaat tcaatgtcct cctgactact tacgagtaca 2641 ttataaaaga caagcacatt cttgcaaaga ttcggtggaa gtacatgatc gtggacgaag 2701 gccaccggat gaagaatcac cactgcaagc taacccaggt cctgaacaca cactatgtgg 2761 cccccaggcg gatccttctg actgggaccc cactgcagaa taagcttccg gaactctggg 2821 ccctcctcaa cttcctcctc cctacaatct tcaagagttg cagcacattt gagcagtggt 2881 ttaatgctcc atttgccatg accggtgaaa gggtggacct gaacgaagaa gaaacgattt 2941 tgatcatcag gcgtctacac aaggtgctga gacccttttt actgaggagg ctgaagaaag 3001 aggttgagtc tcagcttccg gaaaaggttg agtatgtgat caagtgtgac atgtcagctc 3061 tgcagaagat tctgtaccgt cacatgcaag ccaaggggat cctcctcacg gacgggtctg 3121 agaaagataa gaaggggaaa ggaggtgcca agacacttat gaacaccatc atgcagctga 3181 gaaaaatatg caaccaccca tatatgtttc agcacattga ggaatccttt gctgaacacc 3241 tgggctattc gaatggggtc atcaatgggg ctgagctgta tcgggcctcg ggaaagtttg 3301 agctgcttga tcgtattctg cccaaattga gagcgactaa ccaccgcgtg ctgcttttct 3361 gccagatgac gtcactcatg accattatgg aggattactt tgcttttcgg aacttcctgt 3421 acctgcgcct tgacggcacc accaagtctg aagatcgtgc tgctttgcta aagaaattca 3481 atgaacctgg gtcccagtat ttcattttct tgctgagcac aagagcaggg ggcctgggct 3541 taaatcttca ggcggcagac acggtggtca tatttgacag cgactggaat cctcaccagg 3601 atctgcaggc ccaagaccga gctcaccgca ttggccaaca aaacgaggtc cgggtgctga 3661 ggctttgcac cgtcaacagt gtggaggaaa agattctcgc ggctgccaag tacaagctga 3721 acgtggatca gaaggttatc caagcaggca tgtttgacca gaagtcatcc agccacgagc 3781 ggagggcctt cctgcaggcc attctggagc acgaggagga gaatgaggaa gaagatgagg 3841 taccagacga cgagaccctg aaccagatga ttgctcgccg ggaggaagaa tttgatcttt 3901 ttatgcgcat ggacatggac cggcggaggg aggatgcccg gaacccgaag cgcaaacccc 3961 gcttgatgga ggaagatgag ctgccctcct ggattatcaa ggatgacgcc gaagtggaaa 4021 ggctcacctg tgaagaagag gaggagaaga tatttgggag gggctctcgc cagcgccggg 4081 atgtggacta cagtgatgcc ctcaccgaga agcaatggct cagggccatc gaagacggca 4141 atttggaaga aatggaagag gaggtacggc ttaagaagag aaaaagacga agaaatgtgg 4201 ataaagaccc cgtgaaggaa gatgtggaaa aagcgaagaa aagaagaggc cgccctccgg 4261 ctgagaagtt gtcaccaaat cccccaaaac taacgaagca gatgaacgcc atcattgata 4321 ctgtgataaa ctacaaagac agttcagggc gacagctcag tgaagtcttc attcagttac 4381 cttccaggaa agacttacca gaatactatg aattaattag gaagccagtg gatttcaaaa 4441 agataaagga gcgaatccgt aatcataagt atcggagcct gggagacctg gagaaagacg 4501 tcatgcttct ctgtcacaac gcacagacat tcaacttgga aggatcccag atctacgaag 4561 actccattgt cctacagtca gtgtttaaga gtgctcggca gaaaattgcc aaagaagaag 4621 agagtgagga agaaagcaat gaagaagagg aagaagatga tgaagaggag tcggagtcag 4681 aggcgaaatc tgtgaaggtg aaaatcaagc tgaataaaaa ggaagagaaa ggccgggaca 4741 cagggaaggg caagaagcgg ccaaaccgag gcaaagccaa acccgtcgtg agcgattttg 4801 acagtgacga ggaacaggaa gagaacgaac agtcagaagc aagtggaact gataacgagt 4861 gaccatcctg gacgtgagct tcccgcggtg gcagaaccga atgctttctt ccccctctcc 4921 ttcctcccca gtgagttcac ttgccattcg ggcacactgg gttatttctc cgtcctcatt 4981 gtcatctaga actagcttta gggtagtgcc agacaaacat atgatatcat ggtgtaaaaa 5041 aagaaacaca tgcgtgcaga cacactacac acacacacac acacacacac acacacacac 5101 acacatattt gtaacatatt gtgaccaaat gggcctcaaa gattcaaaga ttaaaaacaa 5161 aaagcttttg atggaaaaga tgtgggtgga tagtatattt ctacaggtgg gtcaggtttg 5221 gtagcagttt gatgtgctgg gttctgtcat ctgttctgat gagaagattt ttatcttctg 5281 cagtgctgat ggccgggagg aaccattcaa agccactggt tattttgttt ttcatcaggc 5341 gattttcaag attttcattt gtttcagtat tgttggtttt ctcttttctc ttttttacac 5401 tgtggtacat ataagcaact tgactagtga caaatgtaca gtagttagat atcacctaca 5461 tatacatttt tccattttat gctctatgat ctgaagaaca aaaaaaaaag ctttttgact 5521 tgtataagat ttatgtctac tgtaaacatt gcggaatttt tttttgttct tgttttattg 5581 acaatgctat tgagtattac agtgtctaga ataccctgga tggcttctct tgtccacccg 5641 atctcccgtg ttaccaatgt gtatggtctc cttctcccga aagtgtactt aatctttgct 5701 ttctttgcac aatgtctttg gttgcaagtc ataagcctga ggcaaataaa attccagtaa 5761 tttccaagaa tgtggtgttg gtactttcct aataaaccga taacgtacct tgaaaaaaaa 5821 aaaaaaaaaa a SEQ ID NO: 86 Mouse BRM Amino Acid Sequence Isoform A (NP_035546.2) 1 mstptdpaam phpgpspgpg pspgpilgps pgpgpspgsv hsmmgpspgp psyshplstm 61 gsadfpgegm hqlhkpmdgi hdkgivedvh cgsmkgtsmr pphpgmgppq spmdqhsqgy 121 msphpsplga pehvsspisg ggptppqmpp sqpgalipgd pqamnqpnrg pspfspvglh 181 qlragilayk mlargqplpe tlglavqgkr tlpgmqqqqq qqqqqqqqqq qqqqqqqqqq 241 qpqqpqqqaq aqpqqqqqqq qqpalvsynr psgpggelll sgqsapqkls apapsgrpsp 301 apqaavqpta tavpgpsvgq papgqpspvl qlqqkgsris piqkpqgldp veilqereyr 361 lgariahriq eleslpgslp pdlrtkatve lkalrllnfq rqlrgevvac mrrdttleta 421 lnskaykrsk rqtlrearmt eklekqqkie gerkrrqkhq eylnsilqha kdfkeyhrsv 481 agkiqklska vatwhanter eqkketerie kermrrlmae deegyrklid qkkdrrlayl 541 lqqtdeyvan ltnlvwehkq aqaakekkkr rrrkkkaeen aeggepalgp dgepidessq 601 msdlpvkvth tetgkvlfgp eapkasqlda wlemnpgyev aprsdseese sdyeeedeee 661 essrqeteek illdpnseev sekdakqiie takqdvddey smqysargsq syytvahais 721 ervekqsall ingtlkhyql qglewmvsly nnnlngilad emglgktiqt ialitylmeh 781 kringpylii vplstlsnwt yefdkwapsv vkisykgtpa mrrslvpqlr sgkfnvlltt 841 yeyiikdkhi lakirwkymi vdeghrmknh hckltqvint hyvaprrill tgtplqnklp 901 elwallnfll ptifkscstf eqwfnapfam tgervdlnee etiliirrlh kvlrpfllrr 961 lkkevesqlp ekveyvikcd msalqkilyr hmqakgillt dgsekdkkgk ggaktlmnti 1021 mqlrkicnhp ymfqhieesf aehlgysngv ingaelyras gkfelldril pklratnhry 1081 llfcgmtslm timedyfafr nflylrldgt tksedraall kkfnepgsqy fifllstrag 1141 glglnlqaad tvvifdsdwn phqdlqaqdr ahrigqgnev rvlrlctvns veekilaaak 1201 yklnvdqkvi qagmfdqkss sherraflqa ileheeenee edevpddetl nqmiarreee 1261 fdlfmrmdmd rrredarnpk rkprlmeede lpswiikdda everltceee eekifgrgsr 1321 qrrdvdysda ltekqwlrai edgnleemee evrlkkrkrr rnvdkdpvke dvekakkrrg 1381 rppaeklspn ppkltkqmna iidtvinykd ssgrqlsevf iqlpsrkdlp eyyelirkpv 1441 dfkkikerir nhkyrslgdl ekdvmllchn aqtfnlegsq iyedsivlqs vfksarqkia 1501 keeeseeesn eeeeeddeee seseaksvkv kiklnkkeek grdtgkgkkr pnrgkakpvv 1561 sdfdsdeeqe eneqseasgt dne SEQ ID NO: 87 Mouse BRM cDNA Sequence Variant 2 (NM_026003.2, CDS: from 301 to 1011) 1 ttcacttcat taaatctaga ggcggttcag catgggagcc gtctgtatgt tgaattaggg 61 ctcgctctct tgcgcaacac gtcaccagtc ggaaactggg ggtttgcttc tgtgatttat 121 ttcattattg tgctggtaaa agctgatgaa gagactagca gctcgctgct ttgccggctt 181 gttaatttta tccccactaa ctgtgatttc cgatagccgg cctgctgata gtggtaagtg 241 cggctggctc tggtttaaag caagcgtttg caggccatcg aagacggcaa tttggaagaa 301 atggaagagg aggtacggct taagaagaga aaaagacgaa gaaatgtgga taaagacccc 361 gtgaaggaag atgtggaaaa agcgaagaaa agaagaggcc gccctccggc tgagaagttg 421 tcaccaaatc ccccaaaact aacgaagcag atgaacgcca tcattgatac tgtgataaac 481 tacaaagaca gttcagggcg acagctcagt gaagtcttca ttcagttacc ttccaggaaa 541 gacttaccag aatactatga attaattagg aagccagtgg atttcaaaaa gataaaggag 601 cgaatccgta atcataagta tcggagcctg ggagacctgg agaaagacgt catgcttctc 661 tgtcacaacg cacagacatt caacttggaa ggatcccaga tctacgaaga ctccattgtc 721 ctacagtcag tgtttaagag tgctcggcag aaaattgcca aagaagaaga gagtgaggaa 781 gaaagcaatg aagaagagga agaagatgat gaagaggagt cggagtcaga ggcgaaatct 841 gtgaaggtga aaatcaagct gaataaaaag gaagagaaag gccgggacac agggaagggc 901 aagaagcggc caaaccgagg caaagccaaa cccgtcgtga gcgattttga cagtgacgag 961 gaacaggaag agaacgaaca gtcagaagca agtggaactg ataacgagtg accatcctgg 1021 acgtgagctt cccgcggtgg cagaaccgaa tgctttcttc cccctctcct tcctccccag 1081 tgagttcact tgccattcgg gcacactggg ttatttctcc gtcctcattg tcatctagaa 1141 ctagctttag ggtagtgcca gacaaacata tgatatcatg gtgtaaaaaa agaaacacat 1201 gcgtgcagac acactacaca cacacacaca cacacacaca cacacacaca cacatatttg 1261 taacatattg tgaccaaatg ggcctcaaag attcaaagat taaaaacaaa aagcttttga 1321 tggaaaagat gtgggtggat agtatatttc tacaggtggg tcaggtttgg tagcagtttg 1381 atgtgctggg ttctgtcatc tgttctgatg agaagatttt tatcttctgc agtgctgatg 1441 gccgggagga accattcaaa gccactggtt attttgtttt tcatcaggcg attttcaaga 1501 ttttcatttg tttcagtatt gttggttttc tcttttctct tttttacact gtggtacata 1561 taagcaactt gactagtgac aaatgtacag tagttagata tcacctacat atacattttt 1621 ccattttatg ctctatgatc tgaagaacaa aaaaaaaagc tttttgactt gtataagatt 1681 tatgtctact gtaaacattg cggaattttt ttttgttctt gttttattga caatgctatt 1741 gagtattaca gtgtctagaa taccctggat ggcttctctt gtccacccga tctcccgtgt 1801 taccaatgtg tatggtctcc ttctcccgaa agtgtactta atctttgctt tctttgcaca 1861 atgtctttgg ttgcaagtca taagcctgag gcaaataaaa ttccagtaat ttccaagaat 1921 gtggtgttgg tactttccta ataaaccgat aacgtacctt gaaa SEQ ID NO: 88 Mouse BRM Amino Acid Sequence Isoform B (NP_080279.1) 1 meeevrlkkr krrrnvdkdp vkedvekakk rrgrppaekl spnppkltkq mnaiidtvin 61 ykdssgrqls evfiqlpsrk dlpeyyelir kpvdfkkike rirnhkyrsl gdlekdvmll 121 chnaqtfnle gsqiyedsiv lqsvfksarq kiakeeesee esneeeeedd eeeseseaks 181 vkvkiklnkk eekgrdtgkg kkrpnrgkak pvvsdfdsde egeenegsea sgtdne SEQ ID NO: 89 Mouse BRM cDNA Sequence Variant 3 (NM_001347439.1, CDS: from 180 to 1010) 1 acacacacac acacacacac acgcaggctg aagtatgctt aactctttta acttggctgg 61 ggctttttag caccatatgg gttctttcgt gacgtccgga cccgaaagag tgcagtgtgc 121 ctttaaggaa agaggtacct caccaaactt ccctgtagtt gtgcctcacc atttagctga 181 tgaagagact agcagctcgc tgctttgccg gcttgttaat tttatcccca ctaactgtga 241 tttccgatag ccggcctgct gatagtggta aggccatcga agacggcaat ttggaagaaa 301 tggaagagga ggtacggctt aagaagagaa aaagacgaag aaatgtggat aaagaccccg 361 tgaaggaaga tgtggaaaaa gcgaagaaaa gaagaggccg ccctccggct gagaagttgt 421 caccaaatcc cccaaaacta acgaagcaga tgaacgccat cattgatact gtgataaact 481 acaaagacag ttcagggcga cagctcagtg aagtcttcat tcagttacct tccaggaaag 541 acttaccaga atactatgaa ttaattagga agccagtgga tttcaaaaag ataaaggagc 601 gaatccgtaa tcataagtat cggagcctgg gagacctgga gaaagacgtc atgcttctct 661 gtcacaacgc acagacattc aacttggaag gatcccagat ctacgaagac tccattgtcc 721 tacagtcagt gtttaagagt gctcggcaga aaattgccaa agaagaagag agtgaggaag 781 aaagcaatga agaagaggaa gaagatgatg aagaggagtc ggagtcagag gcgaaatctg 841 tgaaggtgaa aatcaagctg aataaaaagg aagagaaagg ccgggacaca gggaagggca 901 agaagcggcc aaaccgaggc aaagccaaac ccgtcgtgag cgattttgac agtgacgagg 961 aacaggaaga gaacgaacag tcagaagcaa gtggaactga taacgagtga ccatcctgga 1021 cgtgagcttc ccgcggtggc agaaccgaat gctttcttcc ccctctcctt cctccccagt 1081 gagttcactt gccattcggg cacactgggt tatttctccg tcctcattgt catctagaac 1141 tagctttagg gtagtgccag acaaacatat gatatcatgg tgtaaaaaaa gaaacacatg 1201 cgtgcagaca cactacacac acacacacac acacacacac acacacacac acatatttgt 1261 aacatattgt gaccaaatgg gcctcaaaga ttcaaagatt aaaaacaaaa agcttttgat 1321 ggaaaagatg tgggtggata gtatatttct acaggtgggt caggtttggt agcagtttga 1381 tgtgctgggt tctgtcatct gttctgatga gaagattttt atcttctgca gtgctgatgg 1441 ccgggaggaa ccattcaaag ccactggtta ttttgttttt catcaggcga ttttcaagat 1501 tttcatttgt ttcagtattg ttggttttct cttttctctt ttttacactg tggtacatat 1561 aagcaacttg actagtgaca aatgtacagt agttagatat cacctacata tacatttttc 1621 cattttatgc tctatgatct gaagaacaaa aaaaaaagct ttttgacttg tataagattt 1681 atgtctactg taaacattgc ggaatttttt tttgttcttg ttttattgac aatgctattg 1741 agtattacag tgtctagaat accctggatg gcttctcttg tccacccgat ctcccgtgtt 1801 accaatgtgt atggtctcct tctcccgaaa gtgtacttaa tctttgcttt ctttgcacaa 1861 tgtctttggt tgcaagtcat aagcctgagg caaataaaat tccagtaatt tccaagaatg 1921 tggtgttggt actttcctaa taaaccgata acgtaccttg aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 90 Mouse BRM Amino Acid Sequence Isoform C (NP_001334368.1) 1 mkrlaarcfa gllilspltv isdsrpadsg kaiedgnlee meeevrlkkr krrrnvdkdp 61 vkedvekakk rrgrppaekl spnppkltkq mnaiidtvin ykdssgrqls evfiqlpsrk 121 dlpeyyelir kpvdfkkike rirnhkyrsl gdlekdvmll chnaqtfnle gsqiyedsiv 181 lqsvfksarq kiakeeesee esneeeeedd eeeseseaks vkvkiklnkk eekgrdtgkg 241 kkrpnrgkak pvvsdfdsde egeeneqsea sgtdne SEQ ID NO: 91 Human EGFR cDNA Sequence Variant 1 (NM_005228.4, CDS: from 258 to 3890) 1 gtccgggcag cccccggcgc agcgcggccg cagcagcctc cgccccccgc acggtgtgag 61 cgcccgacgc ggccgaggcg gccggagtcc cgagctagcc ccggcggccg ccgccgccca 121 gaccggacga caggccacct cgtcggcgtc cgcccgagtc cccgcctcgc cgccaacgcc 181 acaaccaccg cgcacggccc cctgactccg tccagtattg atcgggagag ccggagcgag 241 ctcttcgggg agcagcgatg cgaccctccg ggacggccgg ggcagcgctc ctggcgctgc 301 tggctgcgct ctgcccggcg agtcgggctc tggaggaaaa gaaagtttgc caaggcacga 361 gtaacaagct cacgcagttg ggcacttttg aagatcattt tctcagcctc cagaggatgt 421 tcaataactg tgaggtggtc cttgggaatt tggaaattac ctatgtgcag aggaattatg 481 atctttcctt cttaaagacc atccaggagg tggctggtta tgtcctcatt gccctcaaca 541 cagtggagcg aattcctttg gaaaacctgc agatcatcag aggaaatatg tactacgaaa 601 attcctatgc cttagcagtc ttatctaact atgatgcaaa taaaaccgga ctgaaggagc 661 tgcccatgag aaatttacag gaaatcctgc atggcgccgt gcggttcagc aacaaccctg 721 ccctgtgcaa cgtggagagc atccagtggc gggacatagt cagcagtgac tttctcagca 781 acatgtcgat ggacttccag aaccacctgg gcagctgcca aaagtgtgat ccaagctgtc 841 ccaatgggag ctgctggggt gcaggagagg agaactgcca gaaactgacc aaaatcatct 901 gtgcccagca gtgctccggg cgctgccgtg gcaagtcccc cagtgactgc tgccacaacc 961 agtgtgctgc aggctgcaca ggcccccggg agagcgactg cctggtctgc cgcaaattcc 1021 gagacgaagc cacgtgcaag gacacctgcc ccccactcat gctctacaac cccaccacgt 1081 accagatgga tgtgaacccc gagggcaaat acagctttgg tgccacctgc gtgaagaagt 1141 gtccccgtaa ttatgtggtg acagatcacg gctcgtgcgt ccgagcctgt ggggccgaca 1201 gctatgagat ggaggaagac ggcgtccgca agtgtaagaa gtgcgaaggg ccttgccgca 1261 aagtgtgtaa cggaataggt attggtgaat ttaaagactc actctccata aatgctacga 1321 atattaaaca cttcaaaaac tgcacctcca tcagtggcga tctccacatc ctgccggtgg 1381 catttagggg tgactccttc acacatactc ctcctctgga tccacaggaa ctggatattc 1441 tgaaaaccgt aaaggaaatc acagggtttt tgctgattca ggcttggcct gaaaacagga 1501 cggacctcca tgcctttgag aacctagaaa tcatacgcgg caggaccaag caacatggtc 1561 agttttctct tgcagtcgtc agcctgaaca taacatcctt gggattacgc tccctcaagg 1621 agataagtga tggagatgtg ataatttcag gaaacaaaaa tttgtgctat gcaaatacaa 1681 taaactggaa aaaactgttt gggacctccg gtcagaaaac caaaattata agcaacagag 1741 gtgaaaacag ctgcaaggcc acaggccagg tctgccatgc cttgtgctcc cccgagggct 1801 gctggggccc ggagcccagg gactgcgtct cttgccggaa tgtcagccga ggcagggaat 1861 gcgtggacaa gtgcaacctt ctggagggtg agccaaggga gtttgtggag aactctgagt 1921 gcatacagtg ccacccagag tgcctgcctc aggccatgaa catcacctgc acaggacggg 1981 gaccagacaa ctgtatccag tgtgcccact acattgacgg cccccactgc gtcaagacct 2041 gcccggcagg agtcatggga gaaaacaaca ccctggtctg gaagtacgca gacgccggcc 2101 atgtgtgcca cctgtgccat ccaaactgca cctacggatg cactgggcca ggtcttgaag 2161 gctgtccaac gaatgggcct aagatcccgt ccatcgccac tgggatggtg ggggccctcc 2221 tcttgctgct ggtggtggcc ctggggatcg gcctcttcat gcgaaggcgc cacatcgttc 2281 ggaagcgcac gctgcggagg ctgctgcagg agagggagct tgtggagcct cttacaccca 2341 gtggagaagc tcccaaccaa gctctcttga ggatcttgaa ggaaactgaa ttcaaaaaga 2401 tcaaagtgct gggctccggt gcgttcggca cggtgtataa gggactctgg atcccagaag 2461 gtgagaaagt taaaattccc gtcgctatca aggaattaag agaagcaaca tctccgaaag 2521 ccaacaagga aatcctcgat gaagcctacg tgatggccag cgtggacaac ccccacgtgt 2581 gccgcctgct gggcatctgc ctcacctcca ccgtgcagct catcacgcag ctcatgccct 2641 tcggctgcct cctggactat gtccgggaac acaaagacaa tattggctcc cagtacctgc 2701 tcaactggtg tgtgcagatc gcaaagggca tgaactactt ggaggaccgt cgcttggtgc 2761 accgcgacct ggcagccagg aacgtactgg tgaaaacacc gcagcatgtc aagatcacag 2821 attttgggct ggccaaactg ctgggtgcgg aagagaaaga ataccatgca gaaggaggca 2881 aagtgcctat caagtggatg gcattggaat caattttaca cagaatctat acccaccaga 2941 gtgatgtctg gagctacggg gtgactgttt gggagttgat gacctttgga tccaagccat 3001 atgacggaat ccctgccagc gagatctcct ccatcctgga gaaaggagaa cgcctccctc 3061 agccacccat atgtaccatc gatgtctaca tgatcatggt caagtgctgg atgatagacg 3121 cagatagtcg cccaaagttc cgtgagttga tcatcgaatt ctccaaaatg gcccgagacc 3181 cccagcgcta ccttgtcatt cagggggatg aaagaatgca tttgccaagt cctacagact 3241 ccaacttcta ccgtgccctg atggatgaag aagacatgga cgacgtggtg gatgccgacg 3301 agtacctcat cccacagcag ggcttcttca gcagcccctc cacgtcacgg actcccctcc 3361 tgagctctct gagtgcaacc agcaacaatt ccaccgtggc ttgcattgat agaaatgggc 3421 tgcaaagctg tcccatcaag gaagacagct tcttgcagcg atacagctca gaccccacag 3481 gcgccttgac tgaggacagc atagacgaca ccttcctccc agtgcctgaa tacataaacc 3541 agtccgttcc caaaaggccc gctggctctg tgcagaatcc tgtctatcac aatcagcctc 3601 tgaaccccgc gcccagcaga gacccacact accaggaccc ccacagcact gcagtgggca 3661 accccgagta tctcaacact gtccagccca cctgtgtcaa cagcacattc gacagccctg 3721 cccactgggc ccagaaaggc agccaccaaa ttagcctgga caaccctgac taccagcagg 3781 acttctttcc caaggaagcc aagccaaatg gcatctttaa gggctccaca gctgaaaatg 3841 cagaatacct aagggtcgcg ccacaaagca gtgaatttat tggagcatga ccacggagga 3901 tagtatgagc cctaaaaatc cagactcttt cgatacccag gaccaagcca cagcaggtcc 3961 tccatcccaa cagccatgcc cgcattagct cttagaccca cagactggtt ttgcaacgtt 4021 tacaccgact agccaggaag tacttccacc tcgggcacat tttgggaagt tgcattcctt 4081 tgtcttcaaa ctgtgaagca tttacagaaa cgcatccagc aagaatattg tccctttgag 4141 cagaaattta tctttcaaag aggtatattt gaaaaaaaaa aaaagtatat gtgaggattt 4201 ttattgattg gggatcttgg agtttttcat tgtcgctatt gatttttact tcaatgggct 4261 cttccaacaa ggaagaagct tgctggtagc acttgctacc ctgagttcat ccaggcccaa 4321 ctgtgagcaa ggagcacaag ccacaagtct tccagaggat gcttgattcc agtggttctg 4381 cttcaaggct tccactgcaa aacactaaag atccaagaag gccttcatgg ccccagcagg 4441 ccggatcggt actgtatcaa gtcatggcag gtacagtagg ataagccact ctgtcccttc 4501 ctgggcaaag aagaaacgga ggggatggaa ttcttcctta gacttacttt tgtaaaaatg 4561 tccccacggt acttactccc cactgatgga ccagtggttt ccagtcatga gcgttagact 4621 gacttgtttg tcttccattc cattgttttg aaactcagta tgctgcccct gtcttgctgt 4681 catgaaatca gcaagagagg atgacacatc aaataataac tcggattcca gcccacattg 4741 gattcatcag catttggacc aatagcccac agctgagaat gtggaatacc taaggatagc 4801 accgcttttg ttctcgcaaa aacgtatctc ctaatttgag gctcagatga aatgcatcag 4861 gtcctttggg gcatagatca gaagactaca aaaatgaagc tgctctgaaa tctcctttag 4921 ccatcacccc aaccccccaa aattagtttg tgttacttat ggaagatagt tttctccttt 4981 tacttcactt caaaagcttt ttactcaaag agtatatgtt ccctccaggt cagctgcccc 5041 caaaccccct ccttacgctt tgtcacacaa aaagtgtctc tgccttgagt catctattca 5101 agcacttaca gctctggcca caacagggca ttttacaggt gcgaatgaca gtagcattat 5161 gagtagtgtg gaattcaggt agtaaatatg aaactagggt ttgaaattga taatgctttc 5221 acaacatttg cagatgtttt agaaggaaaa aagttccttc ctaaaataat ttctctacaa 5281 ttggaagatt ggaagattca gctagttagg agcccacctt ttttcctaat ctgtgtgtgc 5341 cctgtaacct gactggttaa cagcagtcct ttgtaaacag tgttttaaac tctcctagtc 5401 aatatccacc ccatccaatt tatcaaggaa gaaatggttc agaaaatatt ttcagcctac 5461 agttatgttc agtcacacac acatacaaaa tgttcctttt gcttttaaag taatttttga 5521 ctcccagatc agtcagagcc cctacagcat tgttaagaaa gtatttgatt tttgtctcaa 5581 tgaaaataaa actatattca tttccactct attatgctct caaatacccc taagcatcta 5641 tactagcctg gtatgggtat gaaagataca aagataaata aaacatagtc cctgattcta 5701 agaaattcac aatttagcaa aggaaatgga ctcatagatg ctaaccttaa aacaacgtga 5761 caaatgccag acaggaccca tcagccaggc actgtgagag cacagagcag ggaggttggg 5821 tcctgcctga ggagacctgg aagggaggcc tcacaggagg atgaccaggt ctcagtcagc 5881 ggggaggtgg aaagtgcagg tgcatcaggg gcaccctgac cgaggaaaca gctgccagag 5941 gcctccactg ctaaagtcca cataaggctg aggtcagtca ccctaaacaa cctgctccct 6001 ctaagccagg ggatgagctt ggagcatccc acaagttccc taaaagttgc agcccccagg 6061 gggattttga gctatcatct ctgcacatgc ttagtgagaa gactacacaa catttctaag 6121 aatctgagat tttatattgt cagttaacca ctttcattat tcattcacct caggacatgc 6181 agaaatattt cagtcagaac tgggaaacag aaggacctac attctgctgt cacttatgtg 6241 tcaagaagca gatgatcgat gaggcaggtc agttgtaagt gagtcacatt gtagcattaa 6301 attctagtat ttttgtagtt tgaaacagta acttaataaa agagcaaaag ctaaaaaaaa 6361 aaaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 92 Human EGFR Amino Acid Sequence Isoform A (NP_005219.2) 1 mrpsgtagaa llallaalcp asraleekkv cqgtsnkltq lgtfedhfls lqrmfnncev 61 vlgnleityv qrnydlsflk tigevagyvl ialntverip lenlqiirgn myyensyala 121 vlsnydankt glkelpmrnl qeilhgavrf snnpalcnve siqwrdivss dflsnmsmdf 181 qnhlgscqkc dpscpngscw gageencqkl tkiicaqqcs grcrgkspsd cchnqcaagc 241 tgpresdclv crkfrdeatc kdtcpplmly npttyqmdvn pegkysfgat cvkkcprnyv 301 vtdhgscvra cgadsyemee dgvrkckkce gpcrkvcngi gigefkdsls inatnikhfk 361 nctsisgdlh ilpvafrgds fthtppldpq eldilktvke itgflliqaw penrtdlhaf 421 enleiirgrt kqhgqfslav vslnitslgl rslkeisdgd viisgnknlc yantinwkkl 481 fgtsgqktki isnrgensck atgqvchalc spegcwgpep rdcvscrnvs rgrecvdkcn 541 llegeprefv enseciqchp eclpqamnit ctgrgpdnci qcahyidgph cvktcpagvm 601 genntivwky adaghvchlc hpnctygctg pglegcptng pkipsiatgm vgalllllvv 661 algiglfmrr rhivrkrtlr rllgerelve pltpsgeapn qallrilket efkkikvlgs 721 gafgtvykgl wipegekvki pvaikelrea tspkankeil deayvmasvd nphvcrllgi 781 cltstvglit qlmpfgclld yvrehkdnig sqyllnwcvq iakgmnyled rrlvhrdlaa 841 rnvlvktpqh vkitdfglak llgaeekeyh aeggkvpikw malesilhri ythqsdvwsy 901 gvtvwelmtf gskpydgipa seissilekg erlpqppict idvymimvkc wmidadsrpk 961 freliiefsk mardpqrylv iqgdermhlp sptdsnfyra lmdeedmddv vdadeylipq 1021 qgffsspsts rtpllsslsa tsnnstvaci drnglqscpi kedsflqrys sdptgalted 1081 siddtflpvp eyinqsvpkr pagsvqnpvy hnqplnpaps rdphyqdphs tavgnpeyln 1141 tvgptcvnst fdspahwaqk gshqisldnp dyqqdffpke akpngifkgs taenaeylry 1201 apqssefiga SEQ ID NO: 93 Human EGFR cDNA Sequence Variant 2 (NM_201282.1, CDS: from 247 to 2133) 1 ccccggcgca gcgcggccgc agcagcctcc gccccccgca cggtgtgagc gcccgacgcg 61 gccgaggcgg ccggagtccc gagctagccc cggcggccgc cgccgcccag accggacgac 121 aggccacctc gtcggcgtcc gcccgagtcc ccgcctcgcc gccaacgcca caaccaccgc 181 gcacggcccc ctgactccgt ccagtattga tcgggagagc cggagcgagc tcttcgggga 241 gcagcgatgc gaccctccgg gacggccggg gcagcgctcc tggcgctgct ggctgcgctc 301 tgcccggcga gtcgggctct ggaggaaaag aaagtttgcc aaggcacgag taacaagctc 361 acgcagttgg gcacttttga agatcatttt ctcagcctcc agaggatgtt caataactgt 421 gaggtggtcc ttgggaattt ggaaattacc tatgtgcaga ggaattatga tctttccttc 481 ttaaagacca tccaggaggt ggctggttat gtcctcattg ccctcaacac agtggagcga 541 attcctttgg aaaacctgca gatcatcaga ggaaatatgt actacgaaaa ttcctatgcc 601 ttagcagtct tatctaacta tgatgcaaat aaaaccggac tgaaggagct gcccatgaga 661 aatttacagg aaatcctgca tggcgccgtg cggttcagca acaaccctgc cctgtgcaac 721 gtggagagca tccagtggcg ggacatagtc agcagtgact ttctcagcaa catgtcgatg 781 gacttccaga accacctggg cagctgccaa aagtgtgatc caagctgtcc caatgggagc 841 tgctggggtg caggagagga gaactgccag aaactgacca aaatcatctg tgcccagcag 901 tgctccgggc gctgccgtgg caagtccccc agtgactgct gccacaacca gtgtgctgca 961 ggctgcacag gcccccggga gagcgactgc ctggtctgcc gcaaattccg agacgaagcc 1021 acgtgcaagg acacctgccc cccactcatg ctctacaacc ccaccacgta ccagatggat 1081 gtgaaccccg agggcaaata cagctttggt gccacctgcg tgaagaagtg tccccgtaat 1141 tatgtggtga cagatcacgg ctcgtgcgtc cgagcctgtg gggccgacag ctatgagatg 1201 gaggaagacg gcgtccgcaa gtgtaagaag tgcgaagggc cttgccgcaa agtgtgtaac 1261 ggaataggta ttggtgaatt taaagactca ctctccataa atgctacgaa tattaaacac 1321 ttcaaaaact gcacctccat cagtggcgat ctccacatcc tgccggtggc atttaggggt 1381 gactccttca cacatactcc tcctctggat ccacaggaac tggatattct gaaaaccgta 1441 aaggaaatca cagggttttt gctgattcag gcttggcctg aaaacaggac ggacctccat 1501 gcctttgaga acctagaaat catacgcggc aggaccaagc aacatggtca gttttctctt 1561 gcagtcgtca gcctgaacat aacatccttg ggattacgct ccctcaagga gataagtgat 1621 ggagatgtga taatttcagg aaacaaaaat ttgtgctatg caaatacaat aaactggaaa 1681 aaactgtttg ggacctccgg tcagaaaacc aaaattataa gcaacagagg tgaaaacagc 1741 tgcaaggcca caggccaggt ctgccatgcc ttgtgctccc ccgagggctg ctggggcccg 1801 gagcccaggg actgcgtctc ttgccggaat gtcagccgag gcagggaatg cgtggacaag 1861 tgcaaccttc tggagggtga gccaagggag tttgtggaga actctgagtg catacagtgc 1921 cacccagagt gcctgcctca ggccatgaac atcacctgca caggacgggg accagacaac 1981 tgtatccagt gtgcccacta cattgacggc ccccactgcg tcaagacctg cccggcagga 2041 gtcatgggag aaaacaacac cctggtctgg aagtacgcag acgccggcca tgtgtgccac 2101 ctgtgccatc caaactgcac ctacgggtcc taataaatct tcactgtctg actttagtct 2161 cccactaaaa ctgcatttcc tttctacaat ttcaatttct ccctttgctt caaataaagt 2221 cctgacacta ttcatttga SEQ ID NO: 94 Human EGFR Amino Acid Sequence Isoform B (NP_9584391) 1 mrpsgtagaa llallaalcp asraleekkv cqgtsnkltq lgtfedhfls lqrmfnncev 61 vlgnleityv qrnydlsflk tigevagyvl ialntverip lenlqiirgn myyensyala 121 vlsnydankt glkelpmrnl qeilhgavrf snnpalcnve siqwrdivss dflsnmsmdf 181 qnhlgscqkc dpscpngscw gageencqkl tkiicaqqcs grcrgkspsd cchnqcaagc 241 tgpresdclv crkfrdeatc kdtcpplmly npttyqmdvn pegkysfgat cvkkcprnyv 301 vtdhgscvra cgadsyemee dgvrkckkce gpcrkvcngi gigefkdsls inatnikhfk 361 nctsisgdlh ilpvafrgds fthtppldpq eldilktvke itgflliqaw penrtdlhaf 421 enleiirgrt kqhgqfslav vslnitslgl rslkeisdgd viisgnknlc yantinwkkl 481 fgtsgqktki isnrgensck atgqvchalc spegcwgpep rdcvscrnvs rgrecvdkcn 541 llegeprefv enseciqchp eclpqamnit ctgrgpdnci qcahyidgph cvktcpagvm 601 genntivwky adaghvchlc hpnctygs SEQ ID NO: 95 Human EGFR cDNA Sequence Variant 3 (NM_201283.1, CDS: from 247 to 1464) 1 ccccggcgca gcgcggccgc agcagcctcc gccccccgca cggtgtgagc gcccgacgcg 61 gccgaggcgg ccggagtccc gagctagccc cggcggccgc cgccgcccag accggacgac 121 aggccacctc gtcggcgtcc gcccgagtcc ccgcctcgcc gccaacgcca caaccaccgc 181 gcacggcccc ctgactccgt ccagtattga tcgggagagc cggagcgagc tcttcgggga 241 gcagcgatgc gaccctccgg gacggccggg gcagcgctcc tggcgctgct ggctgcgctc 301 tgcccggcga gtcgggctct ggaggaaaag aaagtttgcc aaggcacgag taacaagctc 361 acgcagttgg gcacttttga agatcatttt ctcagcctcc agaggatgtt caataactgt 421 gaggtggtcc ttgggaattt ggaaattacc tatgtgcaga ggaattatga tctttccttc 481 ttaaagacca tccaggaggt ggctggttat gtcctcattg ccctcaacac agtggagcga 541 attcctttgg aaaacctgca gatcatcaga ggaaatatgt actacgaaaa ttcctatgcc 601 ttagcagtct tatctaacta tgatgcaaat aaaaccggac tgaaggagct gcccatgaga 661 aatttacagg aaatcctgca tggcgccgtg cggttcagca acaaccctgc cctgtgcaac 721 gtggagagca tccagtggcg ggacatagtc agcagtgact ttctcagcaa catgtcgatg 781 gacttccaga accacctggg cagctgccaa aagtgtgatc caagctgtcc caatgggagc 841 tgctggggtg caggagagga gaactgccag aaactgacca aaatcatctg tgcccagcag 901 tgctccgggc gctgccgtgg caagtccccc agtgactgct gccacaacca gtgtgctgca 961 ggctgcacag gcccccggga gagcgactgc ctggtctgcc gcaaattccg agacgaagcc 1021 acgtgcaagg acacctgccc cccactcatg ctctacaacc ccaccacgta ccagatggat 1081 gtgaaccccg agggcaaata cagctttggt gccacctgcg tgaagaagtg tccccgtaat 1141 tatgtggtga cagatcacgg ctcgtgcgtc cgagcctgtg gggccgacag ctatgagatg 1201 gaggaagacg gcgtccgcaa gtgtaagaag tgcgaagggc cttgccgcaa agtgtgtaac 1261 ggaataggta ttggtgaatt taaagactca ctctccataa atgctacgaa tattaaacac 1321 ttcaaaaact gcacctccat cagtggcgat ctccacatcc tgccggtggc atttaggggt 1381 gactccttca cacatactcc tcctctggat ccacaggaac tggatattct gaaaaccgta 1441 aaggaaatca caggtttgag ctgaattatc acatgaatat aaatgggaaa tcagtgtttt 1501 agagagagaa cttttcgaca tatttcctgt tcccttggaa taaaaacatt tcttctgaaa 1561 ttttaccgtt aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaa SEQ ID NO: 96 Human EGFR Amino Acid Sequence Isoform C (NP_958440.1) 1 mrpsgtagaa llallaalcp asraleekkv cqgtsnkltq lgtfedhfls lqrmfnncev 61 vlgnleityv qrnydlsflk tigevagyvl ialntverip lenlqiirgn myyensyala 121 vlsnydankt glkelpmrnl qeilhgavrf snnpalcnve siqwrdivss dflsnmsmdf 181 qnhlgscqkc dpscpngscw gageencqkl tkiicaqqcs grcrgkspsd cchnqcaagc 241 tgpresdclv crkfrdeatc kdtcpplmly npttyqmdvn pegkysfgat cvkkcprnyv 301 vtdhgscvra cgadsyemee dgvrkckkce gpcrkvcngi gigefkdsls inatnikhfk 361 nctsisgdlh ilpvafrgds fthtppldpq eldilktvke itgls SEQ ID NO: 97 Human EGFR cDNA Sequence Variant 4 (NM_201284.1, CDS: from 247 to 2364) 1 ccccggcgca gcgcggccgc agcagcctcc gccccccgca cggtgtgagc gcccgacgcg 61 gccgaggcgg ccggagtccc gagctagccc cggcggccgc cgccgcccag accggacgac 121 aggccacctc gtcggcgtcc gcccgagtcc ccgcctcgcc gccaacgcca caaccaccgc 181 gcacggcccc ctgactccgt ccagtattga tcgggagagc cggagcgagc tcttcgggga 241 gcagcgatgc gaccctccgg gacggccggg gcagcgctcc tggcgctgct ggctgcgctc 301 tgcccggcga gtcgggctct ggaggaaaag aaagtttgcc aaggcacgag taacaagctc 361 acgcagttgg gcacttttga agatcatttt ctcagcctcc agaggatgtt caataactgt 421 gaggtggtcc ttgggaattt ggaaattacc tatgtgcaga ggaattatga tctttccttc 481 ttaaagacca tccaggaggt ggctggttat gtcctcattg ccctcaacac agtggagcga 541 attcctttgg aaaacctgca gatcatcaga ggaaatatgt actacgaaaa ttcctatgcc 601 ttagcagtct tatctaacta tgatgcaaat aaaaccggac tgaaggagct gcccatgaga 661 aatttacagg aaatcctgca tggcgccgtg cggttcagca acaaccctgc cctgtgcaac 721 gtggagagca tccagtggcg ggacatagtc agcagtgact ttctcagcaa catgtcgatg 781 gacttccaga accacctggg cagctgccaa aagtgtgatc caagctgtcc caatgggagc 841 tgctggggtg caggagagga gaactgccag aaactgacca aaatcatctg tgcccagcag 901 tgctccgggc gctgccgtgg caagtccccc agtgactgct gccacaacca gtgtgctgca 961 ggctgcacag gcccccggga gagcgactgc ctggtctgcc gcaaattccg agacgaagcc 1021 acgtgcaagg acacctgccc cccactcatg ctctacaacc ccaccacgta ccagatggat 1081 gtgaaccccg agggcaaata cagctttggt gccacctgcg tgaagaagtg tccccgtaat 1141 tatgtggtga cagatcacgg ctcgtgcgtc cgagcctgtg gggccgacag ctatgagatg 1201 gaggaagacg gcgtccgcaa gtgtaagaag tgcgaagggc cttgccgcaa agtgtgtaac 1261 ggaataggta ttggtgaatt taaagactca ctctccataa atgctacgaa tattaaacac 1321 ttcaaaaact gcacctccat cagtggcgat ctccacatcc tgccggtggc atttaggggt 1381 gactccttca cacatactcc tcctctggat ccacaggaac tggatattct gaaaaccgta 1441 aaggaaatca cagggttttt gctgattcag gcttggcctg aaaacaggac ggacctccat 1501 gcctttgaga acctagaaat catacgcggc aggaccaagc aacatggtca gttttctctt 1561 gcagtcgtca gcctgaacat aacatccttg ggattacgct ccctcaagga gataagtgat 1621 ggagatgtga taatttcagg aaacaaaaat ttgtgctatg caaatacaat aaactggaaa 1681 aaactgtttg ggacctccgg tcagaaaacc aaaattataa gcaacagagg tgaaaacagc 1741 tgcaaggcca caggccaggt ctgccatgcc ttgtgctccc ccgagggctg ctggggcccg 1801 gagcccaggg actgcgtctc ttgccggaat gtcagccgag gcagggaatg cgtggacaag 1861 tgcaaccttc tggagggtga gccaagggag tttgtggaga actctgagtg catacagtgc 1921 cacccagagt gcctgcctca ggccatgaac atcacctgca caggacgggg accagacaac 1981 tgtatccagt gtgcccacta cattgacggc ccccactgcg tcaagacctg cccggcagga 2041 gtcatgggag aaaacaacac cctggtctgg aagtacgcag acgccggcca tgtgtgccac 2101 ctgtgccatc caaactgcac ctacgggcca ggaaatgaga gtctcaaagc catgttattc 2161 tgccttttta aactatcatc ctgtaatcaa agtaatgatg gcagcgtgtc ccaccagagc 2221 gggagcccag ctgctcagga gtcatgctta ggatggatcc cttctcttct gccgtcagag 2281 tttcagctgg gttggggtgg atgcagccac ctccatgcct ggccttctgc atctgtgatc 2341 atcacggcct cctcctgcca ctgagcctca tgccttcacg tgtctgttcc ccccgctttt 2401 cctttctgcc acccctgcac gtgggccgcc aggttcccaa gagtatccta cccatttcct 2461 tccttccact ccctttgcca gtgcctctca ccccaactag tagctaacca tcacccccag 2521 gactgacctc ttcctcctcg ctgccagatg attgttcaaa gcacagaatt tgtcagaaac 2581 ctgcagggac tccatgctgc cagccttctc cgtaattagc atggccccag tccatgcttc 2641 tagccttggt tccttctgcc cctctgtttg aaattctaga gccagctgtg ggacaattat 2701 ctgtgtcaaa agccagatgt gaaaacatct caataacaaa ctggctgctt tgttcaatgc 2761 tagaacaacg cctgtcacag agtagaaact caaaaatatt tgctgagtga atgaacaaat 2821 gaataaatgc ataataaata attaaccacc aatccaacat ccaga SEQ ID NO: 98 Human EGFR Amino Acid Sequence Isoform D (NP_958441.1) 1 mrpsgtagaa llallaalcp asraleekkv cqgtsnkltq lgtfedhfls lqrmfnncev 61 vlgnleityv qrnydlsflk tigevagyvl ialntverip lenlqiirgn myyensyala 121 vlsnydankt glkelpmrnl qeilhgavrf snnpalcnve siqwrdivss dflsnmsmdf 181 qnhlgscqkc dpscpngscw gageencqkl tkiicaqqcs grcrgkspsd cchnqcaagc 241 tgpresdclv crkfrdeatc kdtcpplmly npttyqmdvn pegkysfgat cvkkcprnyv 301 vtdhgscvra cgadsyemee dgvrkckkce gpcrkvcngi gigefkdsls inatnikhfk 361 nctsisgdlh ilpvafrgds fthtppldpq eldilktvke itgflliqaw penrtdlhaf 421 enleiirgrt kqhgqfslav vslnitslgl rslkeisdgd viisgnknlc yantinwkkl 481 fgtsgqktki isnrgensck atgqvchalc spegcwgpep rdcvscrnvs rgrecvdkcn 541 llegeprefv enseciqchp eclpqamnit ctgrgpdnci qcahyidgph cvktcpagvm 601 genntivwky adaghvchlc hpnctygpgn eslkamlfcl fklsscnqsn dgsyshqsgs 661 paagesclgw ipsllpsefq lgwggcshlh awpsasviit assch SEQ ID NO: 99 Human EGFR cDNA Sequence Variant 5 (NM_001346897.1, CDS: from 1258 to 3533) 1 gtccgggcag cccccggcgc agcgcggccg cagcagcctc cgccccccgc acggtgtgag 61 cgcccgacgc ggccgaggcg gccggagtcc cgagctagcc ccggcggccg ccgccgccca 121 gaccggacga caggccacct cgtcggcgtc cgcccgagtc cccgcctcgc cgccaacgcc 181 acaaccaccg cgcacggccc cctgactccg tccagtattg atcgggagag ccggagcgag 241 ctcttcgggg agcagcgatg cgaccctccg ggacggccgg ggcagcgctc ctggcgctgc 301 tggctgcgct ctgcccggcg agtcgggctc tggaggaaaa gaaagtttgc caaggcacga 361 gtaacaagct cacgcagttg ggcacttttg aagatcattt tctcagcctc cagaggatgt 421 tcaataactg tgaggtggtc cttgggaatt tggaaattac ctatgtgcag aggaattatg 481 atctttcctt cttaaagacc atccaggagg tggctggtta tgtcctcatt gccctcaaca 541 cagtggagcg aattcctttg gaaaacctgc agatcatcag aggaaatatg tactacgaaa 601 attcctatgc cttagcagtc ttatctaact atgatgcaaa taaaaccgga ctgaaggagc 661 tgcccatgag aaatttacag ggccaaaagt gtgatccaag ctgtcccaat gggagctgct 721 ggggtgcagg agaggagaac tgccagaaac tgaccaaaat catctgtgcc cagcagtgct 781 ccgggcgctg ccgtggcaag tcccccagtg actgctgcca caaccagtgt gctgcaggct 841 gcacaggccc ccgggagagc gactgcctgg tctgccgcaa attccgagac gaagccacgt 901 gcaaggacac ctgcccccca ctcatgctct acaaccccac cacgtaccag atggatgtga 961 accccgaggg caaatacagc tttggtgcca cctgcgtgaa gaagtgtccc cgtaattatg 1021 tggtgacaga tcacggctcg tgcgtccgag cctgtggggc cgacagctat gagatggagg 1081 aagacggcgt ccgcaagtgt aagaagtgcg aagggccttg ccgcaaagtg tgtaacggaa 1141 taggtattgg tgaatttaaa gactcactct ccataaatgc tacgaatatt aaacacttca 1201 aaaactgcac ctccatcagt ggcgatctcc acatcctgcc ggtggcattt aggggtgact 1261 ccttcacaca tactcctcct ctggatccac aggaactgga tattctgaaa accgtaaagg 1321 aaatcacagg gtttttgctg attcaggctt ggcctgaaaa caggacggac ctccatgcct 1381 ttgagaacct agaaatcata cgcggcagga ccaagcaaca tggtcagttt tctcttgcag 1441 tcgtcagcct gaacataaca tccttgggat tacgctccct caaggagata agtgatggag 1501 atgtgataat ttcaggaaac aaaaatttgt gctatgcaaa tacaataaac tggaaaaaac 1561 tgtttgggac ctccggtcag aaaaccaaaa ttataagcaa cagaggtgaa aacagctgca 1621 aggccacagg ccaggtctgc catgccttgt gctcccccga gggctgctgg ggcccggagc 1681 ccagggactg cgtctcttgc cggaatgtca gccgaggcag ggaatgcgtg gacaagtgca 1741 accttctgga gggtgagcca agggagtttg tggagaactc tgagtgcata cagtgccacc 1801 cagagtgcct gcctcaggcc atgaacatca cctgcacagg acggggacca gacaactgta 1861 tccagtgtgc ccactacatt gacggccccc actgcgtcaa gacctgcccg gcaggagtca 1921 tgggagaaaa caacaccctg gtctggaagt acgcagacgc cggccatgtg tgccacctgt 1981 gccatccaaa ctgcacctac ggatgcactg ggccaggtct tgaaggctgt ccaacgaatg 2041 ggcctaagat cccgtccatc gccactggga tggtgggggc cctcctcttg ctgctggtgg 2101 tggccctggg gatcggcctc ttcatgcgaa ggcgccacat cgttcggaag cgcacgctgc 2161 ggaggctgct gcaggagagg gagcttgtgg agcctcttac acccagtgga gaagctccca 2221 accaagctct cttgaggatc ttgaaggaaa ctgaattcaa aaagatcaaa gtgctgggct 2281 ccggtgcgtt cggcacggtg tataagggac tctggatccc agaaggtgag aaagttaaaa 2341 ttcccgtcgc tatcaaggaa ttaagagaag caacatctcc gaaagccaac aaggaaatcc 2401 tcgatgaagc ctacgtgatg gccagcgtgg acaaccccca cgtgtgccgc ctgctgggca 2461 tctgcctcac ctccaccgtg cagctcatca cgcagctcat gcccttcggc tgcctcctgg 2521 actatgtccg ggaacacaaa gacaatattg gctcccagta cctgctcaac tggtgtgtgc 2581 agatcgcaaa gggcatgaac tacttggagg accgtcgctt ggtgcaccgc gacctggcag 2641 ccaggaacgt actggtgaaa acaccgcagc atgtcaagat cacagatttt gggctggcca 2701 aactgctggg tgcggaagag aaagaatacc atgcagaagg aggcaaagtg cctatcaagt 2761 ggatggcatt ggaatcaatt ttacacagaa tctataccca ccagagtgat gtctggagct 2821 acggggtgac tgtttgggag ttgatgacct ttggatccaa gccatatgac ggaatccctg 2881 ccagcgagat ctcctccatc ctggagaaag gagaacgcct ccctcagcca cccatatgta 2941 ccatcgatgt ctacatgatc atggtcaagt gctggatgat agacgcagat agtcgcccaa 3001 agttccgtga gttgatcatc gaattctcca aaatggcccg agacccccag cgctaccttg 3061 tcattcaggg ggatgaaaga atgcatttgc caagtcctac agactccaac ttctaccgtg 3121 ccctgatgga tgaagaagac atggacgacg tggtggatgc cgacgagtac ctcatcccac 3181 agcagggctt cttcagcagc ccctccacgt cacggactcc cctcctgagc tctctgagtg 3241 caaccagcaa caattccacc gtggcttgca ttgatagaaa tgggctgcaa agctgtccca 3301 tcaaggaaga cagcttcttg cagcgataca gctcagaccc cacaggcgcc ttgactgagg 3361 acagcataga cgacaccttc ctcccagtgc ctggtgagtg gcttgtctgg aaacagtcct 3421 gctcctcaac ctcctcgacc cactcagcag cagccagtct ccagtgtcca agccaggtgc 3481 tccctccagc atctccagag ggggaaacag tggcagattt gcagacacag tgaagggcgt 3541 aaggagcaga taaacacatg accgagcctg cacaagctct ttgttgtgtc tggttgtttg 3601 ctgtacctct gttgtaagaa tgaatctgca aaatttctag cttatgaagc aaatcacgga 3661 catacacatc tgtgtgtgtg agtgttcatg atgtgtgtac atctgtgtat gtgtgtgtgt 3721 gtatgtgtgt gtttgtgaca gatttgatcc ctgttctctc tgctggctct atcttgacct 3781 gtgaaacgta tatttaacta attaaatatt agttaatatt aataaatttt aagctttatc 3841 cagaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 100 Human EGFR Amino Acid Sequence Isoform E (NP_001333826.1) 1 mrpsgtagaa llallaalcp asraleekkv cqgtsnkltq lgtfedhfls lqrmfnncev 61 vlgnleityv qrnydlsflk tigevagyvl ialntverip lenlqiirgn myyensyala 121 vlsnydankt glkelpmrnl qgqkcdpscp ngscwgagee ncqkltkiic aqqcsgrcrg 181 kspsdcchnq caagctgpre sdclvcrkfr deatckdtcp plmlynptty qmdvnpegky 241 sfgatcvkkc prnyvvtdhg scvracgads yemeedgvrk ckkcegperk vcngigigef 301 kdslsinatn ikhfknctsi sgdlhilpva frgdsfthtp pldpqeldil ktvkeitgfl 361 liqawpenrt dlhafenlei irgrtkqhgq fslavvslni tslglrslke isdgdviisg 421 nknlcyanti nwkklfgtsg qktkiisnrg ensckatgqv chalcspegc wgpeprdcvs 481 crnvsrgrec vdkcnllege prefvensec iqchpeclpq amnitctgrg pdnciqcahy 541 idgphcvktc pagvmgennt lvwkyadagh vchlchpnct ygctgpgleg cptngpkips 601 iatgmvgall lllvvalgig lfmrrrhivr krtlrrllqe relvepltps geapnqallr 661 ilketefkki kvlgsgafgt vykglwipeg ekvkipvaik elreatspka nkeildeayv 721 masvdnphvc rllgicltst vglitqlmpf gclldyvreh kdnigsqyll nwcvgiakgm 781 nyledrrlvh rdlaarnvlv ktpqhvkitd fglakllgae ekeyhaeggk vpikwmales 841 ilhriythqs dvwsygvtvw elmtfgskpy dgipaseiss ilekgerlpq ppictidvym 901 imvkcwmida dsrpkfreli iefskmardp grylviggde rmhlpsptds nfyralmdee 961 dmddvvdade ylipqqgffs spstsrtpll sslsatsnns tvacidrngl qscpikedsf 1021 lqryssdptg altedsiddt flpvpgewlv wkqscsstss thsaaaslqc psqvlppasp 1081 egetvadlqt q SEQ ID NO: 101 Human EGFR cDNA Sequence Variant 6 (NM_001346898.1, CDS: from 258 to 3668) 1 gtccgggcag cccccggcgc agcgcggccg cagcagcctc cgccccccgc acggtgtgag 61 cgcccgacgc ggccgaggcg gccggagtcc cgagctagcc ccggcggccg ccgccgccca 121 gaccggacga caggccacct cgtcggcgtc cgcccgagtc cccgcctcgc cgccaacgcc 181 acaaccaccg cgcacggccc cctgactccg tccagtattg atcgggagag ccggagcgag 241 ctcttcgggg agcagcgatg cgaccctccg ggacggccgg ggcagcgctc ctggcgctgc 301 tggctgcgct ctgcccggcg agtcgggctc tggaggaaaa gaaagtttgc caaggcacga 361 gtaacaagct cacgcagttg ggcacttttg aagatcattt tctcagcctc cagaggatgt 421 tcaataactg tgaggtggtc cttgggaatt tggaaattac ctatgtgcag aggaattatg 481 atctttcctt cttaaagacc atccaggagg tggctggtta tgtcctcatt gccctcaaca 541 cagtggagcg aattcctttg gaaaacctgc agatcatcag aggaaatatg tactacgaaa 601 attcctatgc cttagcagtc ttatctaact atgatgcaaa taaaaccgga ctgaaggagc 661 tgcccatgag aaatttacag gaaatcctgc atggcgccgt gcggttcagc aacaaccctg 721 ccctgtgcaa cgtggagagc atccagtggc gggacatagt cagcagtgac tttctcagca 781 acatgtcgat ggacttccag aaccacctgg gcagctgcca aaagtgtgat ccaagctgtc 841 ccaatgggag ctgctggggt gcaggagagg agaactgcca gaaactgacc aaaatcatct 901 gtgcccagca gtgctccggg cgctgccgtg gcaagtcccc cagtgactgc tgccacaacc 961 agtgtgctgc aggctgcaca ggcccccggg agagcgactg cctggtctgc cgcaaattcc 1021 gagacgaagc cacgtgcaag gacacctgcc ccccactcat gctctacaac cccaccacgt 1081 accagatgga tgtgaacccc gagggcaaat acagctttgg tgccacctgc gtgaagaagt 1141 gtccccgtaa ttatgtggtg acagatcacg gctcgtgcgt ccgagcctgt ggggccgaca 1201 gctatgagat ggaggaagac ggcgtccgca agtgtaagaa gtgcgaaggg ccttgccgca 1261 aagtgtgtaa cggaataggt attggtgaat ttaaagactc actctccata aatgctacga 1321 atattaaaca cttcaaaaac tgcacctcca tcagtggcga tctccacatc ctgccggtgg 1381 catttagggg tgactccttc acacatactc ctcctctgga tccacaggaa ctggatattc 1441 tgaaaaccgt aaaggaaatc acagggtttt tgctgattca ggcttggcct gaaaacagga 1501 cggacctcca tgcctttgag aacctagaaa tcatacgcgg caggaccaag caacatggtc 1561 agttttctct tgcagtcgtc agcctgaaca taacatcctt gggattacgc tccctcaagg 1621 agataagtga tggagatgtg ataatttcag gaaacaaaaa tttgtgctat gcaaatacaa 1681 taaactggaa aaaactgttt gggacctccg gtcagaaaac caaaattata agcaacagag 1741 gtgaaaacag ctgcaaggcc acaggccagg tctgccatgc cttgtgctcc cccgagggct 1801 gctggggccc ggagcccagg gactgcgtct cttgccggaa tgtcagccga ggcagggaat 1861 gcgtggacaa gtgcaacctt ctggagggtg agccaaggga gtttgtggag aactctgagt 1921 gcatacagtg ccacccagag tgcctgcctc aggccatgaa catcacctgc acaggacggg 1981 gaccagacaa ctgtatccag tgtgcccact acattgacgg cccccactgc gtcaagacct 2041 gcccggcagg agtcatggga gaaaacaaca ccctggtctg gaagtacgca gacgccggcc 2101 atgtgtgcca cctgtgccat ccaaactgca cctacggatg cactgggcca ggtcttgaag 2161 gctgtccaac gaatgggcct aagatcccgt ccatcgccac tgggatggtg ggggccctcc 2221 tcttgctgct ggtggtggcc ctggggatcg gcctcttcat gcgaaggcgc cacatcgttc 2281 ggaagcgcac gctgcggagg ctgctgcagg agagggagct tgtggagcct cttacaccca 2341 gtggagaagc tcccaaccaa gctctcttga ggatcttgaa ggaaactgaa ttcaaaaaga 2401 tcaaagtgct gggctccggt gcgttcggca cggtgtataa gggactctgg atcccagaag 2461 gtgagaaagt taaaattccc gtcgctatca aggaattaag agaagcaaca tctccgaaag 2521 ccaacaagga aatcctcgat gaagcctacg tgatggccag cgtggacaac ccccacgtgt 2581 gccgcctgct gggcatctgc ctcacctcca ccgtgcagct catcacgcag ctcatgccct 2641 tcggctgcct cctggactat gtccgggaac acaaagacaa tattggctcc cagtacctgc 2701 tcaactggtg tgtgcagatc gcaaagggca tgaactactt ggaggaccgt cgcttggtgc 2761 accgcgacct ggcagccagg aacgtactgg tgaaaacacc gcagcatgtc aagatcacag 2821 attttgggct ggccaaactg ctgggtgcgg aagagaaaga ataccatgca gaaggaggca 2881 aagtgcctat caagtggatg gcattggaat caattttaca cagaatctat acccaccaga 2941 gtgatgtctg gagctacggg gtgactgttt gggagttgat gacctttgga tccaagccat 3001 atgacggaat ccctgccagc gagatctcct ccatcctgga gaaaggagaa cgcctccctc 3061 agccacccat atgtaccatc gatgtctaca tgatcatggt caagtgctgg atgatagacg 3121 cagatagtcg cccaaagttc cgtgagttga tcatcgaatt ctccaaaatg gcccgagacc 3181 cccagcgcta ccttgtcatt cagggggatg aaagaatgca tttgccaagt cctacagact 3241 ccaacttcta ccgtgccctg atggatgaag aagacatgga cgacgtggtg gatgccgacg 3301 agtacctcat cccacagcag ggcttcttca gcagcccctc cacgtcacgg actcccctcc 3361 tgagctctct gagtgcaacc agcaacaatt ccaccgtggc ttgcattgat agaaatgggc 3421 tgcaaagctg tcccatcaag gaagacagct tcttgcagcg atacagctca gaccccacag 3481 gcgccttgac tgaggacagc atagacgaca ccttcctccc agtgcctggt gagtggcttg 3541 tctggaaaca gtcctgctcc tcaacctcct cgacccactc agcagcagcc agtctccagt 3601 gtccaagcca ggtgctccct ccagcatctc cagaggggga aacagtggca gatttgcaga 3661 cacagtgaag ggcgtaagga gcagataaac acatgaccga gcctgcacaa gctctttgtt 3721 gtgtctggtt gtttgctgta cctctgttgt aagaatgaat ctgcaaaatt tctagcttat 3781 gaagcaaatc acggacatac acatctgtgt gtgtgagtgt tcatgatgtg tgtacatctg 3841 tgtatgtgtg tgtgtgtatg tgtgtgtttg tgacagattt gatccctgtt ctctctgctg 3901 gctctatctt gacctgtgaa acgtatattt aactaattaa atattagtta atattaataa 3961 attttaagct ttatccagaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaa SEQ ID NO: 102 Human EGFR Amino Acid Sequence Isoform F (NP_001333827.1) 1 mrpsgtagaa llallaalcp asraleekkv cqgtsnkltq lgtfedhfls lqrmfnncev 61 vlgnleityv qrnydlsflk tigevagyvl ialntverip lenlqiirgn myyensyala 121 vlsnydankt glkelpmrnl qeilhgavrf snnpalcnve siqwrdivss dflsnmsmdf 181 qnhlgscqkc dpscpngscw gageencqkl tkiicaqqcs grcrgkspsd cchnqcaagc 241 tgpresdclv crkfrdeatc kdtcpplmly npttyqmdvn pegkysfgat cvkkcprnyv 301 vtdhgscvra cgadsyemee dgvrkckkce gpcrkvcngi gigefkdsls inatnikhfk 361 nctsisgdlh ilpvafrgds fthtppldpq eldilktvke itgflliqaw penrtdlhaf 421 enleiirgrt kqhgqfslav vslnitslgl rslkeisdgd viisgnknlc yantinwkkl 481 fgtsgqktki isnrgensck atgqvchalc spegcwgpep rdcvscrnvs rgrecvdkcn 541 llegeprefv enseciqchp eclpqamnit ctgrgpdnci qcahyidgph cvktcpagvm 601 genntivwky adaghvchlc hpnctygctg pglegcptng pkipsiatgm vgalllllvv 661 algiglfmrr rhivrkrtlr rllgerelve pltpsgeapn qallrilket efkkikvlgs 721 gafgtvykgl wipegekvki pvaikelrea tspkankeil deayvmasvd nphvcrllgi 781 cltstvglit qlmpfgclld yvrehkdnig sqyllnwcvq iakgmnyled rrlvhrdlaa 841 rnvlvktpqh vkitdfglak llgaeekeyh aeggkvpikw malesilhri ythqsdvwsy 901 gvtvwelmtf gskpydgipa seissilekg erlpqppict idvymimvkc wmidadsrpk 961 freliiefsk mardpqrylv iqgdermhlp sptdsnfyra lmdeedmddv vdadeylipq 1021 qgffsspsts rtpllsslsa tsnnstvaci drnglqscpi kedsflqrys sdptgalted 1081 siddtflpvp gewlvwkqsc sstssthsaa aslqcpsqvl ppaspegetv adlqtq SEQ ID NO: 103 Human EGFR cDNA Sequence Variant 7 (NM_001346899.1, CDS: from 258 to 3755) 1 gtccgggcag cccccggcgc agcgcggccg cagcagcctc cgccccccgc acggtgtgag 61 cgcccgacgc ggccgaggcg gccggagtcc cgagctagcc ccggcggccg ccgccgccca 121 gaccggacga caggccacct cgtcggcgtc cgcccgagtc cccgcctcgc cgccaacgcc 181 acaaccaccg cgcacggccc cctgactccg tccagtattg atcgggagag ccggagcgag 241 ctcttcgggg agcagcgatg cgaccctccg ggacggccgg ggcagcgctc ctggcgctgc 301 tggctgcgct ctgcccggcg agtcgggctc tggaggaaaa gaaagtttgc caaggcacga 361 gtaacaagct cacgcagttg ggcacttttg aagatcattt tctcagcctc cagaggatgt 421 tcaataactg tgaggtggtc cttgggaatt tggaaattac ctatgtgcag aggaattatg 481 atctttcctt cttaaagacc atccaggagg tggctggtta tgtcctcatt gccctcaaca 541 cagtggagcg aattcctttg gaaaacctgc agatcatcag aggaaatatg tactacgaaa 601 attcctatgc cttagcagtc ttatctaact atgatgcaaa taaaaccgga ctgaaggagc 661 tgcccatgag aaatttacag ggccaaaagt gtgatccaag ctgtcccaat gggagctgct 721 ggggtgcagg agaggagaac tgccagaaac tgaccaaaat catctgtgcc cagcagtgct 781 ccgggcgctg ccgtggcaag tcccccagtg actgctgcca caaccagtgt gctgcaggct 841 gcacaggccc ccgggagagc gactgcctgg tctgccgcaa attccgagac gaagccacgt 901 gcaaggacac ctgcccccca ctcatgctct acaaccccac cacgtaccag atggatgtga 961 accccgaggg caaatacagc tttggtgcca cctgcgtgaa gaagtgtccc cgtaattatg 1021 tggtgacaga tcacggctcg tgcgtccgag cctgtggggc cgacagctat gagatggagg 1081 aagacggcgt ccgcaagtgt aagaagtgcg aagggccttg ccgcaaagtg tgtaacggaa 1141 taggtattgg tgaatttaaa gactcactct ccataaatgc tacgaatatt aaacacttca 1201 aaaactgcac ctccatcagt ggcgatctcc acatcctgcc ggtggcattt aggggtgact 1261 ccttcacaca tactcctcct ctggatccac aggaactgga tattctgaaa accgtaaagg 1321 aaatcacagg gtttttgctg attcaggctt ggcctgaaaa caggacggac ctccatgcct 1381 ttgagaacct agaaatcata cgcggcagga ccaagcaaca tggtcagttt tctcttgcag 1441 tcgtcagcct gaacataaca tccttgggat tacgctccct caaggagata agtgatggag 1501 atgtgataat ttcaggaaac aaaaatttgt gctatgcaaa tacaataaac tggaaaaaac 1561 tgtttgggac ctccggtcag aaaaccaaaa ttataagcaa cagaggtgaa aacagctgca 1621 aggccacagg ccaggtctgc catgccttgt gctcccccga gggctgctgg ggcccggagc 1681 ccagggactg cgtctcttgc cggaatgtca gccgaggcag ggaatgcgtg gacaagtgca 1741 accttctgga gggtgagcca agggagtttg tggagaactc tgagtgcata cagtgccacc 1801 cagagtgcct gcctcaggcc atgaacatca cctgcacagg acggggacca gacaactgta 1861 tccagtgtgc ccactacatt gacggccccc actgcgtcaa gacctgcccg gcaggagtca 1921 tgggagaaaa caacaccctg gtctggaagt acgcagacgc cggccatgtg tgccacctgt 1981 gccatccaaa ctgcacctac ggatgcactg ggccaggtct tgaaggctgt ccaacgaatg 2041 ggcctaagat cccgtccatc gccactggga tggtgggggc cctcctcttg ctgctggtgg 2101 tggccctggg gatcggcctc ttcatgcgaa ggcgccacat cgttcggaag cgcacgctgc 2161 ggaggctgct gcaggagagg gagcttgtgg agcctcttac acccagtgga gaagctccca 2221 accaagctct cttgaggatc ttgaaggaaa ctgaattcaa aaagatcaaa gtgctgggct 2281 ccggtgcgtt cggcacggtg tataagggac tctggatccc agaaggtgag aaagttaaaa 2341 ttcccgtcgc tatcaaggaa ttaagagaag caacatctcc gaaagccaac aaggaaatcc 2401 tcgatgaagc ctacgtgatg gccagcgtgg acaaccccca cgtgtgccgc ctgctgggca 2461 tctgcctcac ctccaccgtg cagctcatca cgcagctcat gcccttcggc tgcctcctgg 2521 actatgtccg ggaacacaaa gacaatattg gctcccagta cctgctcaac tggtgtgtgc 2581 agatcgcaaa gggcatgaac tacttggagg accgtcgctt ggtgcaccgc gacctggcag 2641 ccaggaacgt actggtgaaa acaccgcagc atgtcaagat cacagatttt gggctggcca 2701 aactgctggg tgcggaagag aaagaatacc atgcagaagg aggcaaagtg cctatcaagt 2761 ggatggcatt ggaatcaatt ttacacagaa tctataccca ccagagtgat gtctggagct 2821 acggggtgac tgtttgggag ttgatgacct ttggatccaa gccatatgac ggaatccctg 2881 ccagcgagat ctcctccatc ctggagaaag gagaacgcct ccctcagcca cccatatgta 2941 ccatcgatgt ctacatgatc atggtcaagt gctggatgat agacgcagat agtcgcccaa 3001 agttccgtga gttgatcatc gaattctcca aaatggcccg agacccccag cgctaccttg 3061 tcattcaggg ggatgaaaga atgcatttgc caagtcctac agactccaac ttctaccgtg 3121 ccctgatgga tgaagaagac atggacgacg tggtggatgc cgacgagtac ctcatcccac 3181 agcagggctt cttcagcagc ccctccacgt cacggactcc cctcctgagc tctctgagtg 3241 caaccagcaa caattccacc gtggcttgca ttgatagaaa tgggctgcaa agctgtccca 3301 tcaaggaaga cagcttcttg cagcgataca gctcagaccc cacaggcgcc ttgactgagg 3361 acagcataga cgacaccttc ctcccagtgc ctgaatacat aaaccagtcc gttcccaaaa 3421 ggcccgctgg ctctgtgcag aatcctgtct atcacaatca gcctctgaac cccgcgccca 3481 gcagagaccc acactaccag gacccccaca gcactgcagt gggcaacccc gagtatctca 3541 acactgtcca gcccacctgt gtcaacagca cattcgacag ccctgcccac tgggcccaga 3601 aaggcagcca ccaaattagc ctggacaacc ctgactacca gcaggacttc tttcccaagg 3661 aagccaagcc aaatggcatc tttaagggct ccacagctga aaatgcagaa tacctaaggg 3721 tcgcgccaca aagcagtgaa tttattggag catgaccacg gaggatagta tgagccctaa 3781 aaatccagac tctttcgata cccaggacca agccacagca ggtcctccat cccaacagcc 3841 atgcccgcat tagctcttag acccacagac tggttttgca acgtttacac cgactagcca 3901 ggaagtactt ccacctcggg cacattttgg gaagttgcat tcctttgtct tcaaactgtg 3961 aagcatttac agaaacgcat ccagcaagaa tattgtccct ttgagcagaa atttatcttt 4021 caaagaggta tatttgaaaa aaaaaaaaag tatatgtgag gatttttatt gattggggat 4081 cttggagttt ttcattgtcg ctattgattt ttacttcaat gggctcttcc aacaaggaag 4141 aagcttgctg gtagcacttg ctaccctgag ttcatccagg cccaactgtg agcaaggagc 4201 acaagccaca agtcttccag aggatgcttg attccagtgg ttctgcttca aggcttccac 4261 tgcaaaacac taaagatcca agaaggcctt catggcccca gcaggccgga tcggtactgt 4321 atcaagtcat ggcaggtaca gtaggataag ccactctgtc ccttcctggg caaagaagaa 4381 acggagggga tggaattctt ccttagactt acttttgtaa aaatgtcccc acggtactta 4441 ctccccactg atggaccagt ggtttccagt catgagcgtt agactgactt gtttgtcttc 4501 cattccattg ttttgaaact cagtatgctg cccctgtctt gctgtcatga aatcagcaag 4561 agaggatgac acatcaaata ataactcgga ttccagccca cattggattc atcagcattt 4621 ggaccaatag cccacagctg agaatgtgga atacctaagg atagcaccgc ttttgttctc 4681 gcaaaaacgt atctcctaat ttgaggctca gatgaaatgc atcaggtcct ttggggcata 4741 gatcagaaga ctacaaaaat gaagctgctc tgaaatctcc tttagccatc accccaaccc 4801 cccaaaatta gtttgtgtta cttatggaag atagttttct ccttttactt cacttcaaaa 4861 gctttttact caaagagtat atgttccctc caggtcagct gcccccaaac cccctcctta 4921 cgctttgtca cacaaaaagt gtctctgcct tgagtcatct attcaagcac ttacagctct 4981 ggccacaaca gggcatttta caggtgcgaa tgacagtagc attatgagta gtgtggaatt 5041 caggtagtaa atatgaaact agggtttgaa attgataatg ctttcacaac atttgcagat 5101 gttttagaag gaaaaaagtt ccttcctaaa ataatttctc tacaattgga agattggaag 5161 attcagctag ttaggagccc accttttttc ctaatctgtg tgtgccctgt aacctgactg 5221 gttaacagca gtcctttgta aacagtgttt taaactctcc tagtcaatat ccaccccatc 5281 caatttatca aggaagaaat ggttcagaaa atattttcag cctacagtta tgttcagtca 5341 cacacacata caaaatgttc cttttgcttt taaagtaatt tttgactccc agatcagtca 5401 gagcccctac agcattgtta agaaagtatt tgatttttgt ctcaatgaaa ataaaactat 5461 attcatttcc actctattat gctctcaaat acccctaagc atctatacta gcctggtatg 5521 ggtatgaaag atacaaagat aaataaaaca tagtccctga ttctaagaaa ttcacaattt 5581 agcaaaggaa atggactcat agatgctaac cttaaaacaa cgtgacaaat gccagacagg 5641 acccatcagc caggcactgt gagagcacag agcagggagg ttgggtcctg cctgaggaga 5701 cctggaaggg aggcctcaca ggaggatgac caggtctcag tcagcgggga ggtggaaagt 5761 gcaggtgcat caggggcacc ctgaccgagg aaacagctgc cagaggcctc cactgctaaa 5821 gtccacataa ggctgaggtc agtcacccta aacaacctgc tccctctaag ccaggggatg 5881 agcttggagc atcccacaag ttccctaaaa gttgcagccc ccagggggat tttgagctat 5941 catctctgca catgcttagt gagaagacta cacaacattt ctaagaatct gagattttat 6001 attgtcagtt aaccactttc attattcatt cacctcagga catgcagaaa tatttcagtc 6061 agaactggga aacagaagga cctacattct gctgtcactt atgtgtcaag aagcagatga 6121 tcgatgaggc aggtcagttg taagtgagtc acattgtagc attaaattct agtatttttg 6181 tagtttgaaa cagtaactta ataaaagagc aaaagctaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaa SEQ ID NO: 104 Human EGFR Amino Acid Sequence Isoform G (NP_001333828.1) 1 mrpsgtagaa llallaalcp asraleekkv cqgtsnkltq lgtfedhfls lqrmfnncev 61 vlgnleityv qrnydlsflk tigevagyvl ialntverip lenlqiirgn myyensyala 121 vlsnydankt glkelpmrnl qgqkcdpscp ngscwgagee ncqkltkiic aqqcsgrcrg 181 kspsdcchnq caagctgpre sdclvcrkfr deatckdtcp plmlynptty qmdvnpegky 241 sfgatcvkkc prnyvvtdhg scvracgads yemeedgvrk ckkcegperk vcngigigef 301 kdslsinatn ikhfknctsi sgdlhilpva frgdsfthtp pldpqeldil ktvkeitgfl 361 liqawpenrt dlhafenlei irgrtkqhgq fslavvslni tslglrslke isdgdviisg 421 nknlcyanti nwkklfgtsg qktkiisnrg ensckatgqv chalcspegc wgpeprdcvs 481 crnvsrgrec vdkcnllege prefvensec iqchpeclpq amnitctgrg pdnciqcahy 541 idgphcvktc pagvmgennt lvwkyadagh vchlchpnct ygctgpgleg cptngpkips 601 iatgmvgall lllvvalgig lfmrrrhivr krtlrrllqe relvepltps geapnqallr 661 ilketefkki kvlgsgafgt vykglwipeg ekvkipvaik elreatspka nkeildeayv 721 masvdnphvc rllgicltst vglitqlmpf gclldyvreh kdnigsqyll nwcvgiakgm 781 nyledrrlvh rdlaarnvlv ktpqhvkitd fglakllgae ekeyhaeggk vpikwmales 841 ilhriythqs dvwsygvtvw elmtfgskpy dgipaseiss ilekgerlpq ppictidvym 901 imvkcwmida dsrpkfreli iefskmardp grylviggde rmhlpsptds nfyralmdee 961 dmddvvdade ylipqqgffs spstsrtpll sslsatsnns tvacidrngl qscpikedsf 1021 lqryssdptg altedsiddt flpvpeyinq svpkrpagsv qnpvyhnqpl npapsrdphy 1081 qdphstavgn peylntvqpt cvnstfdspa hwaqkgshqi sldnpdyqqd ffpkeakpng 1141 ifkgstaena eylrvapqss efiga SEQ ID NO: 105 Human EGFR cDNA Sequence Variant 8 (NM_001346900.1, CDS: from 214 to 3687) 1 ccttttgaat gagctctaaa acagttctcc actggacttc agaacaagag ggagctctgg 61 gctgctggct ggttgtgcat ttgctgtggg ttccctccgg caggcgacct ctccgcgctg 121 agaaggttat ccggataacc aatttgccaa ggcacgagta acaagctcac gcagttgggc 181 acttttgaag atcattttct cagcctccag aggatgttca ataactgtga ggtggtcctt 241 gggaatttgg aaattaccta tgtgcagagg aattatgatc tttccttctt aaagaccatc 301 caggaggtgg ctggttatgt cctcattgcc ctcaacacag tggagcgaat tcctttggaa 361 aacctgcaga tcatcagagg aaatatgtac tacgaaaatt cctatgcctt agcagtctta 421 tctaactatg atgcaaataa aaccggactg aaggagctgc ccatgagaaa tttacaggaa 481 atcctgcatg gcgccgtgcg gttcagcaac aaccctgccc tgtgcaacgt ggagagcatc 541 cagtggcggg acatagtcag cagtgacttt ctcagcaaca tgtcgatgga cttccagaac 601 cacctgggca gctgccaaaa gtgtgatcca agctgtccca atgggagctg ctggggtgca 661 ggagaggaga actgccagaa actgaccaaa atcatctgtg cccagcagtg ctccgggcgc 721 tgccgtggca agtcccccag tgactgctgc cacaaccagt gtgctgcagg ctgcacaggc 781 ccccgggaga gcgactgcct ggtctgccgc aaattccgag acgaagccac gtgcaaggac 841 acctgccccc cactcatgct ctacaacccc accacgtacc agatggatgt gaaccccgag 901 ggcaaataca gctttggtgc cacctgcgtg aagaagtgtc cccgtaatta tgtggtgaca 961 gatcacggct cgtgcgtccg agcctgtggg gccgacagct atgagatgga ggaagacggc 1021 gtccgcaagt gtaagaagtg cgaagggcct tgccgcaaag tgtgtaacgg aataggtatt 1081 ggtgaattta aagactcact ctccataaat gctacgaata ttaaacactt caaaaactgc 1141 acctccatca gtggcgatct ccacatcctg ccggtggcat ttaggggtga ctccttcaca 1201 catactcctc ctctggatcc acaggaactg gatattctga aaaccgtaaa ggaaatcaca 1261 gggtttttgc tgattcaggc ttggcctgaa aacaggacgg acctccatgc ctttgagaac 1321 ctagaaatca tacgcggcag gaccaagcaa catggtcagt tttctcttgc agtcgtcagc 1381 ctgaacataa catccttggg attacgctcc ctcaaggaga taagtgatgg agatgtgata 1441 atttcaggaa acaaaaattt gtgctatgca aatacaataa actggaaaaa actgtttggg 1501 acctccggtc agaaaaccaa aattataagc aacagaggtg aaaacagctg caaggccaca 1561 ggccaggtct gccatgcctt gtgctccccc gagggctgct ggggcccgga gcccagggac 1621 tgcgtctctt gccggaatgt cagccgaggc agggaatgcg tggacaagtg caaccttctg 1681 gagggtgagc caagggagtt tgtggagaac tctgagtgca tacagtgcca cccagagtgc 1741 ctgcctcagg ccatgaacat cacctgcaca ggacggggac cagacaactg tatccagtgt 1801 gcccactaca ttgacggccc ccactgcgtc aagacctgcc cggcaggagt catgggagaa 1861 aacaacaccc tggtctggaa gtacgcagac gccggccatg tgtgccacct gtgccatcca 1921 aactgcacct acggatgcac tgggccaggt cttgaaggct gtccaacgaa tgggcctaag 1981 atcccgtcca tcgccactgg gatggtgggg gccctcctct tgctgctggt ggtggccctg 2041 gggatcggcc tcttcatgcg aaggcgccac atcgttcgga agcgcacgct gcggaggctg 2101 ctgcaggaga gggagcttgt ggagcctctt acacccagtg gagaagctcc caaccaagct 2161 ctcttgagga tcttgaagga aactgaattc aaaaagatca aagtgctggg ctccggtgcg 2221 ttcggcacgg tgtataaggg actctggatc ccagaaggtg agaaagttaa aattcccgtc 2281 gctatcaagg aattaagaga agcaacatct ccgaaagcca acaaggaaat cctcgatgaa 2341 gcctacgtga tggccagcgt ggacaacccc cacgtgtgcc gcctgctggg catctgcctc 2401 acctccaccg tgcagctcat cacgcagctc atgcccttcg gctgcctcct ggactatgtc 2461 cgggaacaca aagacaatat tggctcccag tacctgctca actggtgtgt gcagatcgca 2521 aagggcatga actacttgga ggaccgtcgc ttggtgcacc gcgacctggc agccaggaac 2581 gtactggtga aaacaccgca gcatgtcaag atcacagatt ttgggctggc caaactgctg 2641 ggtgcggaag agaaagaata ccatgcagaa ggaggcaaag tgcctatcaa gtggatggca 2701 ttggaatcaa ttttacacag aatctatacc caccagagtg atgtctggag ctacggggtg 2761 actgtttggg agttgatgac ctttggatcc aagccatatg acggaatccc tgccagcgag 2821 atctcctcca tcctggagaa aggagaacgc ctccctcagc cacccatatg taccatcgat 2881 gtctacatga tcatggtcaa gtgctggatg atagacgcag atagtcgccc aaagttccgt 2941 gagttgatca tcgaattctc caaaatggcc cgagaccccc agcgctacct tgtcattcag 3001 ggggatgaaa gaatgcattt gccaagtcct acagactcca acttctaccg tgccctgatg 3061 gatgaagaag acatggacga cgtggtggat gccgacgagt acctcatccc acagcagggc 3121 ttcttcagca gcccctccac gtcacggact cccctcctga gctctctgag tgcaaccagc 3181 aacaattcca ccgtggcttg cattgataga aatgggctgc aaagctgtcc catcaaggaa 3241 gacagcttct tgcagcgata cagctcagac cccacaggcg ccttgactga ggacagcata 3301 gacgacacct tcctcccagt gcctgaatac ataaaccagt ccgttcccaa aaggcccgct 3361 ggctctgtgc agaatcctgt ctatcacaat cagcctctga accccgcgcc cagcagagac 3421 ccacactacc aggaccccca cagcactgca gtgggcaacc ccgagtatct caacactgtc 3481 cagcccacct gtgtcaacag cacattcgac agccctgccc actgggccca gaaaggcagc 3541 caccaaatta gcctggacaa ccctgactac cagcaggact tctttcccaa ggaagccaag 3601 ccaaatggca tctttaaggg ctccacagct gaaaatgcag aatacctaag ggtcgcgcca 3661 caaagcagtg aatttattgg agcatgacca cggaggatag tatgagccct aaaaatccag 3721 actctttcga tacccaggac caagccacag caggtcctcc atcccaacag ccatgcccgc 3781 attagctctt agacccacag actggttttg caacgtttac accgactagc caggaagtac 3841 ttccacctcg ggcacatttt gggaagttgc attcctttgt cttcaaactg tgaagcattt 3901 acagaaacgc atccagcaag aatattgtcc ctttgagcag aaatttatct ttcaaagagg 3961 tatatttgaa aaaaaaaaaa agtatatgtg aggattttta ttgattgggg atcttggagt 4021 ttttcattgt cgctattgat ttttacttca atgggctctt ccaacaagga agaagcttgc 4081 tggtagcact tgctaccctg agttcatcca ggcccaactg tgagcaagga gcacaagcca 4141 caagtcttcc agaggatgct tgattccagt ggttctgctt caaggcttcc actgcaaaac 4201 actaaagatc caagaaggcc ttcatggccc cagcaggccg gatcggtact gtatcaagtc 4261 atggcaggta cagtaggata agccactctg tcccttcctg ggcaaagaag aaacggaggg 4321 gatggaattc ttccttagac ttacttttgt aaaaatgtcc ccacggtact tactccccac 4381 tgatggacca gtggtttcca gtcatgagcg ttagactgac ttgtttgtct tccattccat 4441 tgttttgaaa ctcagtatgc tgcccctgtc ttgctgtcat gaaatcagca agagaggatg 4501 acacatcaaa taataactcg gattccagcc cacattggat tcatcagcat ttggaccaat 4561 agcccacagc tgagaatgtg gaatacctaa ggatagcacc gcttttgttc tcgcaaaaac 4621 gtatctccta atttgaggct cagatgaaat gcatcaggtc ctttggggca tagatcagaa 4681 gactacaaaa atgaagctgc tctgaaatct cctttagcca tcaccccaac cccccaaaat 4741 tagtttgtgt tacttatgga agatagtttt ctccttttac ttcacttcaa aagcttttta 4801 ctcaaagagt atatgttccc tccaggtcag ctgcccccaa accccctcct tacgctttgt 4861 cacacaaaaa gtgtctctgc cttgagtcat ctattcaagc acttacagct ctggccacaa 4921 cagggcattt tacaggtgcg aatgacagta gcattatgag tagtgtggaa ttcaggtagt 4981 aaatatgaaa ctagggtttg aaattgataa tgctttcaca acatttgcag atgttttaga 5041 aggaaaaaag ttccttccta aaataatttc tctacaattg gaagattgga agattcagct 5101 agttaggagc ccaccttttt tcctaatctg tgtgtgccct gtaacctgac tggttaacag 5161 cagtcctttg taaacagtgt tttaaactct cctagtcaat atccacccca tccaatttat 5221 caaggaagaa atggttcaga aaatattttc agcctacagt tatgttcagt cacacacaca 5281 tacaaaatgt tccttttgct tttaaagtaa tttttgactc ccagatcagt cagagcccct 5341 acagcattgt taagaaagta tttgattttt gtctcaatga aaataaaact atattcattt 5401 ccactctatt atgctctcaa atacccctaa gcatctatac tagcctggta tgggtatgaa 5461 agatacaaag ataaataaaa catagtccct gattctaaga aattcacaat ttagcaaagg 5521 aaatggactc atagatgcta accttaaaac aacgtgacaa atgccagaca ggacccatca 5581 gccaggcact gtgagagcac agagcaggga ggttgggtcc tgcctgagga gacctggaag 5641 ggaggcctca caggaggatg accaggtctc agtcagcggg gaggtggaaa gtgcaggtgc 5701 atcaggggca ccctgaccga ggaaacagct gccagaggcc tccactgcta aagtccacat 5761 aaggctgagg tcagtcaccc taaacaacct gctccctcta agccagggga tgagcttgga 5821 gcatcccaca agttccctaa aagttgcagc ccccaggggg attttgagct atcatctctg 5881 cacatgctta gtgagaagac tacacaacat ttctaagaat ctgagatttt atattgtcag 5941 ttaaccactt tcattattca ttcacctcag gacatgcaga aatatttcag tcagaactgg 6001 gaaacagaag gacctacatt ctgctgtcac ttatgtgtca agaagcagat gatcgatgag 6061 gcaggtcagt tgtaagtgag tcacattgta gcattaaatt ctagtatttt tgtagtttga 6121 aacagtaact taataaaaga gcaaaagcta aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaa SEQ ID NO: 106 Human EGFR Amino Acid Sequence Isoform H (NP_001333829.1) 1 mfnncevvlg nleityvqrn ydlsflktiq evagyvlial ntveriplen lqiirgnmyy 61 ensyalavls nydanktglk elpmrnlqei lhgavrfsnn palcnvesiq wrdivssdfl 121 snmsmdfqnh lgscqkcdps cpngscwgag eencqkltki icaqqcsgrc rgkspsdcch 181 nqcaagctgp resdclvcrk frdeatckdt cpplmlynpt tyqmdvnpeg kysfgatcvk 241 kcprnyvvtd hgscvracga dsyemeedgv rkckkcegpc rkvcngigig efkdslsina 301 tnikhfknct sisgdlhilp vafrgdsfth tppldpgeld ilktvkeitg flliqawpen 361 rtdlhafenl eiirgrtkqh gqfslavvsl nitslglrsl keisdgdvii sgnknlcyan 421 tinwkklfgt sgqktkiisn rgensckatg qvchalcspe gcwgpeprdc vscrnvsrgr 481 ecvdkcnlle geprefvens eciqchpecl pqamnitctg rgpdncigca hyidgphcvk 541 tcpagvmgen ntivwkyada ghvchlchpn ctygctgpgl egcptngpki psiatgmvga 601 lllllvvalg iglfmrrrhi vrkrtlrrll qerelveplt psgeapngal lrilketefk 661 kikvlgsgaf gtvykglwip egekvkipva ikelreatsp kankeildea yvmasvdnph 721 vcrllgiclt stvglitqlm pfgclldyvr ehkdnigsqy llnwcvgiak gmnyledrrl 781 vhrdlaarnv lvktpqhvki tdfglakllg aeekeyhaeg gkvpikwmal esilhriyth 841 qsdvwsygvt vwelmtfgsk pydgipasei ssilekgerl pqppictidv ymimvkcwmi 901 dadsrpkfre liiefskmar dpqrylviqg dermhlpspt dsnfyralmd eedmddvvda 961 deylipqqgf fsspstsrtp llsslsatsn nstvacidrn glqscpiked sflqryssdp 1021 tgaltedsid dtflpvpeyi nqsvpkrpag svqnpvyhnq pinpapsrdp hyqdphstav 1081 gnpeylntvg ptcvnstfds pahwaqkgsh gisldnpdyq qdffpkeakp ngifkgstae 1141 naeylrvapq ssefiga SEQ ID NO: 107 Human EGFR cDNA Sequence Variant 9 (NM_001346941.1, CDS: from 258 to 3089) 1 gtccgggcag cccccggcgc agcgcggccg cagcagcctc cgccccccgc acggtgtgag 61 cgcccgacgc ggccgaggcg gccggagtcc cgagctagcc ccggcggccg ccgccgccca 121 gaccggacga caggccacct cgtcggcgtc cgcccgagtc cccgcctcgc cgccaacgcc 181 acaaccaccg cgcacggccc cctgactccg tccagtattg atcgggagag ccggagcgag 241 ctcttcgggg agcagcgatg cgaccctccg ggacggccgg ggcagcgctc ctggcgctgc 301 tggctgcgct ctgcccggcg agtcgggctc tggaggaaaa gaaaggtaat tatgtggtga 361 cagatcacgg ctcgtgcgtc cgagcctgtg gggccgacag ctatgagatg gaggaagacg 421 gcgtccgcaa gtgtaagaag tgcgaagggc cttgccgcaa agtgtgtaac ggaataggta 481 ttggtgaatt taaagactca ctctccataa atgctacgaa tattaaacac ttcaaaaact 541 gcacctccat cagtggcgat ctccacatcc tgccggtggc atttaggggt gactccttca 601 cacatactcc tcctctggat ccacaggaac tggatattct gaaaaccgta aaggaaatca 661 cagggttttt gctgattcag gcttggcctg aaaacaggac ggacctccat gcctttgaga 721 acctagaaat catacgcggc aggaccaagc aacatggtca gttttctctt gcagtcgtca 781 gcctgaacat aacatccttg ggattacgct ccctcaagga gataagtgat ggagatgtga 841 taatttcagg aaacaaaaat ttgtgctatg caaatacaat aaactggaaa aaactgtttg 901 ggacctccgg tcagaaaacc aaaattataa gcaacagagg tgaaaacagc tgcaaggcca 961 caggccaggt ctgccatgcc ttgtgctccc ccgagggctg ctggggcccg gagcccaggg 1021 actgcgtctc ttgccggaat gtcagccgag gcagggaatg cgtggacaag tgcaaccttc 1081 tggagggtga gccaagggag tttgtggaga actctgagtg catacagtgc cacccagagt 1141 gcctgcctca ggccatgaac atcacctgca caggacgggg accagacaac tgtatccagt 1201 gtgcccacta cattgacggc ccccactgcg tcaagacctg cccggcagga gtcatgggag 1261 aaaacaacac cctggtctgg aagtacgcag acgccggcca tgtgtgccac ctgtgccatc 1321 caaactgcac ctacggatgc actgggccag gtcttgaagg ctgtccaacg aatgggccta 1381 agatcccgtc catcgccact gggatggtgg gggccctcct cttgctgctg gtggtggccc 1441 tggggatcgg cctcttcatg cgaaggcgcc acatcgttcg gaagcgcacg ctgcggaggc 1501 tgctgcagga gagggagctt gtggagcctc ttacacccag tggagaagct cccaaccaag 1561 ctctcttgag gatcttgaag gaaactgaat tcaaaaagat caaagtgctg ggctccggtg 1621 cgttcggcac ggtgtataag ggactctgga tcccagaagg tgagaaagtt aaaattcccg 1681 tcgctatcaa ggaattaaga gaagcaacat ctccgaaagc caacaaggaa atcctcgatg 1741 aagcctacgt gatggccagc gtggacaacc cccacgtgtg ccgcctgctg ggcatctgcc 1801 tcacctccac cgtgcagctc atcacgcagc tcatgccctt cggctgcctc ctggactatg 1861 tccgggaaca caaagacaat attggctccc agtacctgct caactggtgt gtgcagatcg 1921 caaagggcat gaactacttg gaggaccgtc gcttggtgca ccgcgacctg gcagccagga 1981 acgtactggt gaaaacaccg cagcatgtca agatcacaga ttttgggctg gccaaactgc 2041 tgggtgcgga agagaaagaa taccatgcag aaggaggcaa agtgcctatc aagtggatgg 2101 cattggaatc aattttacac agaatctata cccaccagag tgatgtctgg agctacgggg 2161 tgactgtttg ggagttgatg acctttggat ccaagccata tgacggaatc cctgccagcg 2221 agatctcctc catcctggag aaaggagaac gcctccctca gccacccata tgtaccatcg 2281 atgtctacat gatcatggtc aagtgctgga tgatagacgc agatagtcgc ccaaagttcc 2341 gtgagttgat catcgaattc tccaaaatgg cccgagaccc ccagcgctac cttgtcattc 2401 agggggatga aagaatgcat ttgccaagtc ctacagactc caacttctac cgtgccctga 2461 tggatgaaga agacatggac gacgtggtgg atgccgacga gtacctcatc ccacagcagg 2521 gcttcttcag cagcccctcc acgtcacgga ctcccctcct gagctctctg agtgcaacca 2581 gcaacaattc caccgtggct tgcattgata gaaatgggct gcaaagctgt cccatcaagg 2641 aagacagctt cttgcagcga tacagctcag accccacagg cgccttgact gaggacagca 2701 tagacgacac cttcctccca gtgcctgaat acataaacca gtccgttccc aaaaggcccg 2761 ctggctctgt gcagaatcct gtctatcaca atcagcctct gaaccccgcg cccagcagag 2821 acccacacta ccaggacccc cacagcactg cagtgggcaa ccccgagtat ctcaacactg 2881 tccagcccac ctgtgtcaac agcacattcg acagccctgc ccactgggcc cagaaaggca 2941 gccaccaaat tagcctggac aaccctgact accagcagga cttctttccc aaggaagcca 3001 agccaaatgg catctttaag ggctccacag ctgaaaatgc agaataccta agggtcgcgc 3061 cacaaagcag tgaatttatt ggagcatgac cacggaggat agtatgagcc ctaaaaatcc 3121 agactctttc gatacccagg accaagccac agcaggtcct ccatcccaac agccatgccc 3181 gcattagctc ttagacccac agactggttt tgcaacgttt acaccgacta gccaggaagt 3241 acttccacct cgggcacatt ttgggaagtt gcattccttt gtcttcaaac tgtgaagcat 3301 ttacagaaac gcatccagca agaatattgt ccctttgagc agaaatttat ctttcaaaga 3361 ggtatatttg aaaaaaaaaa aaagtatatg tgaggatttt tattgattgg ggatcttgga 3421 gtttttcatt gtcgctattg atttttactt caatgggctc ttccaacaag gaagaagctt 3481 gctggtagca cttgctaccc tgagttcatc caggcccaac tgtgagcaag gagcacaagc 3541 cacaagtctt ccagaggatg cttgattcca gtggttctgc ttcaaggctt ccactgcaaa 3601 acactaaaga tccaagaagg ccttcatggc cccagcaggc cggatcggta ctgtatcaag 3661 tcatggcagg tacagtagga taagccactc tgtcccttcc tgggcaaaga agaaacggag 3721 gggatggaat tcttccttag acttactttt gtaaaaatgt ccccacggta cttactcccc 3781 actgatggac cagtggtttc cagtcatgag cgttagactg acttgtttgt cttccattcc 3841 attgttttga aactcagtat gctgcccctg tcttgctgtc atgaaatcag caagagagga 3901 tgacacatca aataataact cggattccag cccacattgg attcatcagc atttggacca 3961 atagcccaca gctgagaatg tggaatacct aaggatagca ccgcttttgt tctcgcaaaa 4021 acgtatctcc taatttgagg ctcagatgaa atgcatcagg tcctttgggg catagatcag 4081 aagactacaa aaatgaagct gctctgaaat ctcctttagc catcacccca accccccaaa 4141 attagtttgt gttacttatg gaagatagtt ttctcctttt acttcacttc aaaagctttt 4201 tactcaaaga gtatatgttc cctccaggtc agctgccccc aaaccccctc cttacgcttt 4261 gtcacacaaa aagtgtctct gccttgagtc atctattcaa gcacttacag ctctggccac 4321 aacagggcat tttacaggtg cgaatgacag tagcattatg agtagtgtgg aattcaggta 4381 gtaaatatga aactagggtt tgaaattgat aatgctttca caacatttgc agatgtttta 4441 gaaggaaaaa agttccttcc taaaataatt tctctacaat tggaagattg gaagattcag 4501 ctagttagga gcccaccttt tttcctaatc tgtgtgtgcc ctgtaacctg actggttaac 4561 agcagtcctt tgtaaacagt gttttaaact ctcctagtca atatccaccc catccaattt 4621 atcaaggaag aaatggttca gaaaatattt tcagcctaca gttatgttca gtcacacaca 4681 catacaaaat gttccttttg cttttaaagt aatttttgac tcccagatca gtcagagccc 4741 ctacagcatt gttaagaaag tatttgattt ttgtctcaat gaaaataaaa ctatattcat 4801 ttccactcta ttatgctctc aaatacccct aagcatctat actagcctgg tatgggtatg 4861 aaagatacaa agataaataa aacatagtcc ctgattctaa gaaattcaca atttagcaaa 4921 ggaaatggac tcatagatgc taaccttaaa acaacgtgac aaatgccaga caggacccat 4981 cagccaggca ctgtgagagc acagagcagg gaggttgggt cctgcctgag gagacctgga 5041 agggaggcct cacaggagga tgaccaggtc tcagtcagcg gggaggtgga aagtgcaggt 5101 gcatcagggg caccctgacc gaggaaacag ctgccagagg cctccactgc taaagtccac 5161 ataaggctga ggtcagtcac cctaaacaac ctgctccctc taagccaggg gatgagcttg 5221 gagcatccca caagttccct aaaagttgca gcccccaggg ggattttgag ctatcatctc 5281 tgcacatgct tagtgagaag actacacaac atttctaaga atctgagatt ttatattgtc 5341 agttaaccac tttcattatt cattcacctc aggacatgca gaaatatttc agtcagaact 5401 gggaaacaga aggacctaca ttctgctgtc acttatgtgt caagaagcag atgatcgatg 5461 aggcaggtca gttgtaagtg agtcacattg tagcattaaa ttctagtatt tttgtagttt 5521 gaaacagtaa cttaataaaa gagcaaaagc ta SEQ ID NO: 108 Human EGFR Amino Acid Sequence Isoform I (NP_001333870.1) 1 mrpsgtagaa llallaalcp asraleekkg nyvvtdhgsc vracgadsye meedgvrkck 61 kcegperkvc ngigigefkd slsinatnik hfknctsisg dlhilpvafr gdsfthtppl 121 dpqeldilkt vkeitgflli qawpenrtdl hafenleiir grtkqhgqfs lavvslnits 181 lglrslkeis dgdviisgnk nlcyantinw kklfgtsgqk tkiisnrgen sckatgqvch 241 alcspegcwg peprdcvscr nvsrgrecvd kcnllegepr efvenseciq chpeclpqam 301 nitctgrgpd nciqcahyid gphcvktcpa gvmgenntiv wkyadaghvc hlchpnctyg 361 ctgpglegcp tngpkipsia tgmvgallll lvvalgiglf mrrrhivrkr tlrrllgere 421 lvepltpsge apnqallril ketefkkikv lgsgafgtvy kglwipegek vkipvaikel 481 reatspkank eildeayvma svdnphvcrl lgicltstvg litqlmpfgc lldyvrehkd 541 nigsqyllnw cvqiakgmny ledrrlvhrd laarnvlvkt pqhvkitdfg lakllgaeek 601 eyhaeggkvp ikwmalesil hriythqsdv wsygvtvwel mtfgskpydg ipaseissil 661 ekgerlpqpp ictidvymim vkcwmidads rpkfreliie fskmardpqr ylviqgderm 721 hlpsptdsnf yralmdeedm ddvvdadeyl ipqqgffssp stsrtpllss lsatsnnstv 781 acidrnglqs cpikedsflq ryssdptgal tedsiddtfl pvpeyingsv pkrpagsvqn 841 pvyhnqplnp apsrdphyqd phstavgnpe ylntvgptcv nstfdspahw aqkgshqisl 901 dnpdyqqdff pkeakpngif kgstaenaey lrvapqssef iga SEQ ID NO: 109 Mouse EGFR cDNA Sequence Variant 1 (NM_207655.2, CDS: from 281 to 3913) 1 ctcccccagt cccgacccga gctaactaga cgtctgggca gccccagcgc aacgcgcagc 61 agcctccctc ctcttcttcc cgcactgtgc gctcctcctg ggctagggcg tctggatcga 121 gtcccggagg ctaccgcctc ccagacagac gacaggtcac ctggacgcga gcctgtgtcc 181 gggtctcgtc gttgccggcg cagtcactgg gcacaaccgt gggactccgt ctgtctcgga 241 ttaatcccgg agagccagag ccaacctctc ccggtcagag atgcgaccct cagggaccgc 301 gagaaccaca ctgctggtgt tgctgaccgc gctctgcgcc gcaggtgggg cgttggagga 361 aaagaaagtc tgccaaggca caagtaacag gctcacccaa ctgggcactt ttgaagacca 421 ctttctgagc ctgcagagga tgtacaacaa ctgtgaagtg gtccttggga acttggaaat 481 tacctatgtg caaaggaatt acgacctttc cttcttaaag accatccagg aggtggccgg 541 ctatgtcctc attgccctca acaccgtgga gagaatccct ttggagaacc tgcagatcat 601 caggggaaat gctctttatg aaaacaccta tgccttagcc atcctgtcca actatgggac 661 aaacagaact gggcttaggg aactgcccat gcggaactta caggaaatcc tgattggtgc 721 tgtgcgattc agcaacaacc ccatcctctg caatatggat actatccagt ggagggacat 781 cgtccaaaac gtctttatga gcaacatgtc aatggactta cagagccatc cgagcagttg 841 ccccaaatgt gatccaagct gtcccaatgg aagctgctgg ggaggaggag aggagaactg 901 ccagaaattg accaaaatca tctgtgccca gcaatgttcc catcgctgtc gtggcaggtc 961 ccccagtgac tgctgccaca accaatgtgc tgcggggtgt acagggcccc gagagagtga 1021 ctgtctggtc tgccaaaagt tccaagatga ggccacatgc aaagacacct gcccaccact 1081 catgctgtac aaccccacca cctatcagat ggatgtcaac cctgaaggga agtacagctt 1141 tggtgccacc tgtgtgaaga agtgcccccg aaactacgtg gtgacagatc atggctcatg 1201 tgtccgagcc tgtgggcctg actactacga agtggaagaa gatggcatcc gcaagtgtaa 1261 aaaatgtgat gggccctgtc gcaaagtttg taatggcata ggcattggtg aatttaaaga 1321 cacactctcc ataaatgcta caaacatcaa acacttcaaa tactgcactg ccatcagcgg 1381 ggaccttcac atcctgccag tggcctttaa gggggattct ttcacgcgca ctcctcctct 1441 agacccacga gaactagaaa ttctaaaaac cgtaaaggaa ataacaggct ttttgctgat 1501 tcaggcttgg cctgataact ggactgacct ccatgctttc gagaacctag aaataatacg 1561 tggcagaaca aagcaacatg gtcagttttc tttggcggtc gttggcctga acatcacatc 1621 actggggctg cgttccctca aggagatcag tgatggggat gtgatcattt ctggaaaccg 1681 aaatttgtgc tacgcaaaca caataaactg gaaaaaactc ttcgggacac ccaatcagaa 1741 aaccaaaatc atgaacaaca gagctgagaa agactgcaag gccgtgaacc acgtctgcaa 1801 tcctttatgc tcctcggaag gctgctgggg ccctgagccc agggactgtg tctcctgcca 1861 gaatgtgagc agaggcaggg agtgcgtgga gaaatgcaac atcctggagg gggaaccaag 1921 ggagtttgtg gaaaattctg aatgcatcca gtgccatcca gaatgtctgc cccaggccat 1981 gaacatcacc tgtacaggca ggggaccaga caactgcatc cagtgtgccc actacattga 2041 tggcccacac tgtgtcaaga cctgcccagc tggcatcatg ggagagaaca acactctggt 2101 ctggaagtat gcagatgcca ataatgtctg ccacctatgc cacgccaact gtacctatgg 2161 atgtgctggg ccaggtcttc aaggatgtga agtgtggcca tctgggccaa agataccatc 2221 tattgccact gggattgtgg gtggcctcct cttcatagtg gtggtggccc ttgggattgg 2281 cctattcatg cgaagacgtc acattgttcg aaagcgtaca ctacgccgcc tgcttcaaga 2341 gagagagctc gtggaacctc tcacacccag cggagaagct ccaaaccaag cccacttgag 2401 gatattaaag gaaacagaat tcaaaaagat caaagttctg ggttcgggag catttggcac 2461 agtgtataag ggtctctgga tcccagaagg tgagaaagta aaaatcccgg tggccatcaa 2521 ggagttaaga gaagccacat ctccaaaagc caacaaagaa atccttgacg aagcctatgt 2581 gatggctagt gtggacaacc ctcatgtatg ccgcctcctg ggcatctgtc tgacctccac 2641 tgtccagctc attacacagc tcatgcccta cggttgcctc ctggactacg tccgagaaca 2701 caaggacaac attggctccc agtacctcct caactggtgt gtgcagattg caaagggcat 2761 gaactacctg gaagatcggc gtttggtgca ccgtgacttg gcagccagga atgtactggt 2821 gaagacacca cagcatgtca agatcacaga ttttgggctg gccaaactgc ttggtgctga 2881 agagaaagaa tatcatgccg aggggggcaa agtgcctatc aagtggatgg ctttggaatc 2941 aattttacac cgaatttata cacaccaaag tgatgtctgg agctatggtg tcactgtgtg 3001 ggaactgatg acctttgggt ccaagcctta tgatggaatc ccagcaagtg acatctcatc 3061 catcctagag aaaggagagc gccttccaca gccacctatc tgcaccatcg atgtctacat 3121 gatcatggtc aagtgctgga tgatagatgc tgatagccgc ccaaagttcc gagagttgat 3181 tcttgaattc tccaaaatgg cccgagaccc acagcgctac cttgttatcc agggggatga 3241 aagaatgcat ttgccaagcc ctacagactc caacttttac cgagccctga tggatgaaga 3301 ggacatggag gatgtagttg atgctgatga gtatcttatc ccacagcaag gcttcttcaa 3361 cagcccgtcc acgtcgagga ctcccctctt gagttctctg agtgcaacta gcaacaattc 3421 cactgtggct tgcattaata gaaatgggag ctgccgtgtc aaagaagacg ccttcttgca 3481 gcggtacagc tccgacccca caggtgctgt aacagaggac aacatagatg acgcattcct 3541 ccctgtacct gaatatgtaa accaatctgt tcccaagagg ccagcaggct ctgtgcagaa 3601 ccctgtctat cacaatcagc ccctgcatcc agctcctgga agagacctgc attatcaaaa 3661 tccccacagc aatgcagtgg gcaaccctga gtatctcaac actgcccagc ctacctgtct 3721 cagtagtggg tttaacagcc ctgcactctg gatccagaaa ggcagtcacc aaatgagcct 3781 agacaaccct gactaccagc aggacttctt ccccaaggaa accaagccaa atggcatatt 3841 taagggcccc acagctgaaa atgcagagta cctacgggtg gcacctccaa gcagtgagtt 3901 tattggagca tgacaagaag gggcatcata ccagctataa aatgtctgga ctttctagaa 3961 tcccaggacc aactatggca gcacctccac ttctggtagc catgcccacg ctgtgtcaaa 4021 tgtcactcag actggcttta aagcataact ctgatgggct ttgtcactga gccaagaagt 4081 gggcctctct cctgatgcac tttgggaagt tgaaggtaca tcaattgatc ttcgaactgt 4141 gaagattcca caaaaaaggt atccatcgag aacattgtcc attggaacag aagtttgcct 4201 catggtgagg tacatatggg aaaaaaacag acatatggag cttatattta gggaactttg 4261 ggattcttgt ctttattgat ttgattgatg cactcttgta gtctggtaca cagagttgcc 4321 tggagccaac tgaccagaca gttggttcca ccagctctgc atcaagacac ttccgtggca 4381 agacaactaa atgtataaga agtccatgga tgccctgagc aggccacact tgtacagcat 4441 taaaccatgg cagatacaat aggataagcc actttgttac ttactggggc tgggagaaga 4501 ggaatgacgg ggtagaattt tccctcagac gtacttttta tataaatatg tccctggcac 4561 ctaacacgcg ctagtttacc agtgttttct attagacttc cttctatgtt ttctgtttca 4621 ttgttttgag ttgtaaatat gtgttcctgt cttcatttca tgaagtaaac aaacaaacaa 4681 aaaacccagt attaagtatt atcaaagaac aaccatgatt ccacattcga acccattcaa 4741 accatcagta ttgtgaccaa aagcctttaa ctaagaagga gtaaccatgc aaaaatccat 4801 agaggaattt aacccaaaat tttagtctca gcattgtgtc tgctgaggtg tgtatatgag 4861 actacgaaag tgaactactc ttcaaatcca ctttgccttc actcctctat accctaaatc 4921 tagtgtaaac cacacatgga ggataacttt tttttttaat tttaaaagtg tttattagat 4981 atgtttttct tcctggtaaa ctgcagccaa acatcagtta agagccattt ttgataaaca 5041 ctatcacaat gatctcggga tccatccttt ccgatttacc aagtgatgga tagacgtgaa 5101 ctcataaaca ctacccataa gacaaaacaa tgagtgccag acaagacatc agccaggcac 5161 cagagcacag agcaggactg ggcaatctgt tggagatatc tagaaagttc acaaaggaaa 5221 caagattgtc cactaccttg tgagatctag cagtcataaa taccagggaa atggaaagtg 5281 tgtttcctta cagcaccagg tcttcgatct tcctaatgct gtgacccttt aatacagttt 5341 gccatgttgt ggtgaccccc aaccataaaa ttatttttgt tgctacttca taactgtaaa 5401 tttgctactc ttacagacca caatgtaaat atctgatatg ctatctgata tgcaggctat 5461 ctgacagagg tcgcaacccg caggttgaga gccactgcct tcaaggcttt aatcaagaga 5521 gtagtgagct gagggcttta ctggtaagtc aggggcaagt ccaactcaat catcctcaca 5581 tactggctgc tccctcaggc ctgagaatga ggcttgcagc atcctctggt ttcctaaccg 5641 ttatccatcc ctgactctca tctctgaaaa tagatgtcat ccatgaaatt aaggagtgag 5701 aatattaagc agcatttata gagctcaaaa ttccatgtca tcaccaggaa gtgccatgtt 5761 gatcacagag aacacagagg agacatatag acagggtttt gctcaaaatt gggatataga 5821 atgagcctgt caggtaccta tcaggagcgg taatccgtga gagagaaccg ttgcaagcca 5881 ctctaactgt agcaatgaaa ccctagtatt tttgtacttt gaaatacttt cttataacaa 5941 aataaagtag caaaaaaact gttcaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaa SEQ ID NO: 110 Mouse EGFR Amino Acid Sequence Isoform A (NP_997538.1) 1 mrpsgtartt llvlltalca aggaleekkv cqgtsnrltq lgtfedhfls lqrmynncev 61 vlgnleityv qrnydlsflk tigevagyvl ialntverip lenlqiirgn alyentyala 121 ilsnygtnrt glrelpmrnl qeiligavrf snnpilcnmd tiqwrdivqn vfmsnmsmdl 181 qshpsscpkc dpscpngscw gggeencqkl tkiicaqqcs hrcrgrspsd cchnqcaagc 241 tgpresdclv cqkfqdeatc kdtcpplmly npttyqmdvn pegkysfgat cvkkcprnyv 301 vtdhgscvra cgpdyyevee dgirkckkcd gpcrkvcngi gigefkdtls inatnikhfk 361 yctaisgdlh ilpvafkgds ftrtppldpr eleilktvke itgflliqaw pdnwtdlhaf 421 enleiirgrt kqhgqfslav vglnitslgl rslkeisdgd viisgnrnlc yantinwkkl 481 fgtpnqktki mnnraekdck avnhvcnplc ssegcwgpep rdcvscqnvs rgrecvekcn 541 ilegeprefv enseciqchp eclpqamnit ctgrgpdnci qcahyidgph cvktcpagim 601 genntivwky adannvchlc hanctygcag pglqgcevwp sgpkipsiat givggllfiv 661 vvalgiglfm rrrhivrkrt lrrllgerel vepltpsgea pnqahlrilk etefkkikvl 721 gsgafgtvyk glwipegekv kipvaikelr eatspkanke ildeayvmas vdnphvcrll 781 gicltstvql itqlmpygcl ldyvrehkdn igsqyllnwc vgiakgmnyl edrrlvhrdl 841 aarnvlvktp qhvkitdfgl akllgaeeke yhaeggkvpi kwmalesilh riythqsdvw 901 sygvtvwelm tfgskpydgi pasdissile kgerlpqppi ctidvymimv kcwmidadsr 961 pkfrelilef skmardpqry lviqgdermh lpsptdsnfy ralmdeedme dvvdadeyli 1021 pqqgffnsps tsrtpllssl satsnnstva cinrngscry kedaflqrys sdptgavted 1081 niddaflpvp eyvnqsvpkr pagsvqnpvy hnqplhpapg rdlhygnphs navgnpeyln 1141 taqptclssg fnspalwiqk gshqmsldnp dyqqdffpke tkpngifkgp taenaeylry 1201 appssefiga SEQ ID NO: 111 Mouse EGFR cDNA Sequence Variant 2 (NM_007912.4, CDS: from 281 to 2248) 1 ctcccccagt cccgacccga gctaactaga cgtctgggca gccccagcgc aacgcgcagc 61 agcctccctc ctcttcttcc cgcactgtgc gctcctcctg ggctagggcg tctggatcga 121 gtcccggagg ctaccgcctc ccagacagac gacaggtcac ctggacgcga gcctgtgtcc 181 gggtctcgtc gttgccggcg cagtcactgg gcacaaccgt gggactccgt ctgtctcgga 241 ttaatcccgg agagccagag ccaacctctc ccggtcagag atgcgaccct cagggaccgc 301 gagaaccaca ctgctggtgt tgctgaccgc gctctgcgcc gcaggtgggg cgttggagga 361 aaagaaagtc tgccaaggca caagtaacag gctcacccaa ctgggcactt ttgaagacca 421 ctttctgagc ctgcagagga tgtacaacaa ctgtgaagtg gtccttggga acttggaaat 481 tacctatgtg caaaggaatt acgacctttc cttcttaaag accatccagg aggtggccgg 541 ctatgtcctc attgccctca acaccgtgga gagaatccct ttggagaacc tgcagatcat 601 caggggaaat gctctttatg aaaacaccta tgccttagcc atcctgtcca actatgggac 661 aaacagaact gggcttaggg aactgcccat gcggaactta caggaaatcc tgattggtgc 721 tgtgcgattc agcaacaacc ccatcctctg caatatggat actatccagt ggagggacat 781 cgtccaaaac gtctttatga gcaacatgtc aatggactta cagagccatc cgagcagttg 841 ccccaaatgt gatccaagct gtcccaatgg aagctgctgg ggaggaggag aggagaactg 901 ccagaaattg accaaaatca tctgtgccca gcaatgttcc catcgctgtc gtggcaggtc 961 ccccagtgac tgctgccaca accaatgtgc tgcggggtgt acagggcccc gagagagtga 1021 ctgtctggtc tgccaaaagt tccaagatga ggccacatgc aaagacacct gcccaccact 1081 catgctgtac aaccccacca cctatcagat ggatgtcaac cctgaaggga agtacagctt 1141 tggtgccacc tgtgtgaaga agtgcccccg aaactacgtg gtgacagatc atggctcatg 1201 tgtccgagcc tgtgggcctg actactacga agtggaagaa gatggcatcc gcaagtgtaa 1261 aaaatgtgat gggccctgtc gcaaagtttg taatggcata ggcattggtg aatttaaaga 1321 cacactctcc ataaatgcta caaacatcaa acacttcaaa tactgcactg ccatcagcgg 1381 ggaccttcac atcctgccag tggcctttaa gggggattct ttcacgcgca ctcctcctct 1441 agacccacga gaactagaaa ttctaaaaac cgtaaaggaa ataacaggct ttttgctgat 1501 tcaggcttgg cctgataact ggactgacct ccatgctttc gagaacctag aaataatacg 1561 tggcagaaca aagcaacatg gtcagttttc tttggcggtc gttggcctga acatcacatc 1621 actggggctg cgttccctca aggagatcag tgatggggat gtgatcattt ctggaaaccg 1681 aaatttgtgc tacgcaaaca caataaactg gaaaaaactc ttcgggacac ccaatcagaa 1741 aaccaaaatc atgaacaaca gagctgagaa agactgcaag gccgtgaacc acgtctgcaa 1801 tcctttatgc tcctcggaag gctgctgggg ccctgagccc agggactgtg tctcctgcca 1861 gaatgtgagc agaggcaggg agtgcgtgga gaaatgcaac atcctggagg gggaaccaag 1921 ggagtttgtg gaaaattctg aatgcatcca gtgccatcca gaatgtctgc cccaggccat 1981 gaacatcacc tgtacaggca ggggaccaga caactgcatc cagtgtgccc actacattga 2041 tggcccacac tgtgtcaaga cctgcccagc tggcatcatg ggagagaaca acactctggt 2101 ctggaagtat gcagatgcca ataatgtctg ccacctatgc cacgccaact gtacctatgg 2161 atgtgctggg ccaggtcttc aaggatgtga agtgtggcca tctgggtacg ttcaatggca 2221 gtggatctta aagacctttt ggatctaaga ccagaagcca tctctgactc ccctctcacc 2281 ttccagtttc ttccaaatcc tctgggccag ccagaggtct cagattctgc cctcttgccc 2341 tgtgcccacc ttgttgacca ctggacagca tatgtgatgg ctactgctag tgccagcttc 2401 acaagaggtt aacactacgg actagccatt cttcctatgt atctgtttct gcaaatacag 2461 ccgctttact taagtctcag cacttcttag tctcctcttt tcctctcagt agcccaaggg 2521 gtcatgtcac aaacatggtg tgaagggcta ctttgtcaaa tgaaaaggtc tatcttgggg 2581 ggcatttttt tcttttcttt ttttcttgaa acacattgcc cagcaaagcc aataaatttc 2641 tctcatcatt ttgtttctga taaattctta ctattgat SEQ ID NO: 112 Mouse EGFR Amino Acid Sequence Isoform B (NP_031938.1) 1 mrpsgtartt llvlltalca aggaleekkv cqgtsnrltq lgtfedhfls lqrmynncev 61 vlgnleityv qrnydlsflk tigevagyvl ialntverip lenlqiirgn alyentyala 121 ilsnygtnrt glrelpmrnl qeiligavrf snnpilcnmd tiqwrdivqn vfmsnmsmdl 181 qshpsscpkc dpscpngscw gggeencqkl tkiicaqqcs hrcrgrspsd cchnqcaagc 241 tgpresdclv cqkfqdeatc kdtcpplmly npttyqmdvn pegkysfgat cvkkcprnyv 301 vtdhgscvra cgpdyyevee dgirkckkcd gpcrkvcngi gigefkdtls inatnikhfk 361 yctaisgdlh ilpvafkgds ftrtppldpr eleilktvke itgflliqaw pdnwtdlhaf 421 enleiirgrt kqhgqfslav vglnitslgl rslkeisdgd viisgnrnlc yantinwkkl 481 fgtpnqktki mnnraekdck avnhvcnplc ssegcwgpep rdcvscqnvs rgrecvekcn 541 ilegeprefv enseciqchp eclpqamnit ctgrgpdnci qcahyidgph cvktcpagim 601 genntivwky adannvchlc hanctygcag pglqgcevwp sgyvqwqwil ktfwi

-   -   Included in Table 1 are RNA nucleic acid molecules (e.g.,         thymines replaced with uredines), nucleic acid molecules         encoding orthologs of the encoded proteins, as well as DNA or         RNA nucleic acid sequences comprising a nucleic acid sequence         having at least 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%,         89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5%, or         more identity across their full length with the nucleic acid         sequence of any SEQ ID NO or biomarker described in Table 1 (see         below for example), or a portion thereof. Such nucleic acid         molecules can have a function of the full-length nucleic acid as         described further herein.     -   Included in Table 1 are orthologs of the proteins, as well as         polypeptide molecules comprising an amino acid sequence having         at least 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%,         91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5%, or more         identity across their full length with an amino acid sequence of         any SEQ ID NO or biomarker described in Table 1 (see below for         example), or a portion thereof. Such polypeptides can have a         function of the full-length polypeptide as described further         herein.     -   Included in Table 1 are one or more subunits of a SWI/SNF         complex like BAF or PBAF, and mutations within the one more more         subunits. In some embodiments, the biomarkers are a class of         mutations encompassing the one or more subunits of a SWI/SNF         complex, such as the class of synonymous and/or non-synonymous         mutations of ARID2 and/or PBRM1, or the class of         loss-of-function mutations for biomarkers shown in Tables 4-5.         In other embodiment, the biomarkers are particular mutations of         one or more subunits of a SWI/SNF complex, such as particular         mutations described in the Tables and Examples (e.g., Tables         4-5). Thus, included in Table 1 is, for example, PBRM1, ARID2,         BRD7, PHF10, KDM6A, ARID1A, ARID1B, BRG1, BRM, CRB1, and or         EGFR, including any cDNA or polypeptide of PBRM1, ARID2, BRD7,         PHF10, KDM6A, ARID1A, ARID1B, BRG1, BRM, CRB1, and EGFR.         Similarly, included in Table 1 is, for example, PBRM1, ARID2,         BRD7, PHF10, KDM6A, ARID1A, ARID1B, BRG1, BRM, CRB1, and EGFR         nucleic acid and/or amino acid sequences encoding or         representing PBRM1, ARID2, BRD7, PHF10, KDM6A, ARID1A, ARID1B,         BRG1, BRM, CRB1, and EGFR having reduced or eliminated function         (e.g., truncating mutations causing encoding of incomplete         protein of PBRM1, ARID2, BRD7, PHF10, KDM6A, ARID1A, ARID1B,         BRG1, BRM, CRB1, and EGFR). Many of these mutations were found         in subjects having cancer and who were insensitive to immune         checkpoint therapies. It is further determined that EGFR as a         biomarker of immune checkpoint efficacy acts in opposite fashion         to the other biomarkers described in Table 1 such that EGFR is         mutated more frequently (e.g., hotspot mutations) in         non-responders or less efficacious responders to immune         checkpoint therapy rather than more frequently in subjects who         respond to immune checkpoint therapy.

II. Subjects

In one embodiment, the subject for whom predicted likelihood of efficacy of an immune checkpoint therapy is determined, is a mammal (e.g., mouse, rat, primate, non-human mammal, domestic animal, such as a dog, cat, cow, horse, and the like), and is preferably a human.

In another embodiment of the methods of the present invention, the subject has not undergone treatment, such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, and/or immune checkpoint therapy. In still another embodiment, the subject has undergone treatment, such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, and/or immune checkpoint therapy.

In certain embodiments, the subject has had surgery to remove cancerous or precancerous tissue. In other embodiments, the cancerous tissue has not been removed, e.g., the cancerous tissue may be located in an inoperable region of the body, such as in a tissue that is essential for life, or in a region where a surgical procedure would cause considerable risk of harm to the patient.

The methods of the present invention can be used to determine the responsiveness to anti-immune checkpoint therapies ofa cancer. In one embodiment, the cancer is one for which an immune checkpoint therapy (e.g., anti-PD-1 blocking antibody, anti-PD-L1 blocking antibody, CTLA-4 blocking antibody, and the like) is FDA-approved for treatment, such as those described in the Examples. In one embodiment, the cancers are solid tumors, such as lung cancer such as non-small cell lung cancer, bladder cancer, melanoma such as metastatic melanoma, and/or renal cell carcinoma. In another embodiment, the cancer is an epithelial cancer such as, but not limited to, brain cancer (e.g., glioblastomas) bladder cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colon cancer, gynecologic cancers, renal cancer, laryngeal cancer, lung cancer, oral cancer, head and neck cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, or skin cancer. In still other embodiments, the cancer is breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, or colon cancer. In still other embodiments, the epithelial cancer is non-small-cell lung cancer, nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma (e.g., serous ovarian carcinoma), or breast carcinoma. The epithelial cancers may be characterized in various other ways including, but not limited to, serous, endometrioid, mucinous, clear cell, brenner, or undifferentiated. In yet other embodiments, the cancer is a mesenchymal cancer, such as sarcoma.

III. Sample Collection, Preparation and Separation

In some embodiments, biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) in a sample from a subject is compared to a predetermined control (standard) sample. The sample from the subject is typically from a diseased tissue, such as cancer cells or tissues. The control sample can be from the same subject or from a different subject. The control sample is typically a normal, non-diseased sample. However, in some embodiments, such as for staging of disease or for evaluating the efficacy of treatment, the control sample can be from a diseased tissue. The control sample can be a combination of samples from several different subjects. In some embodiments, the biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) from a subject is compared to a pre-determined level. This pre-determined level is typically obtained from normal samples. As described herein, a “pre-determined” biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) may be a biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) used to, by way of example only, evaluate a subject that may be selected for treatment, evaluate a response to an immune checkpoint therapy, and/or evaluate a response to a combination immune checkpoint therapy. A pre-determined biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) may be determined in populations of patients with or without cancer. The pre-determined biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) can be a single number, equally applicable to every patient, or the pre-determined biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) can vary according to specific subpopulations of patients. Age, weight, height, and other factors of a subject may affect the pre-determined biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) of the individual. Furthermore, the pre-determined biomarker amount and/or activity can be determined for each subject individually. In one embodiment, the amounts determined and/or compared in a method described herein are based on absolute measurements.

In another embodiment, the amounts determined and/or compared in a method described herein are based on relative measurements, such as ratios (e.g., biomarker copy numbers, level, and/or activity before a treatment vs. after a treatment, such biomarker measurements relative to a spiked or man-made control, such biomarker measurements relative to the expression of a housekeeping gene, and the like). For example, the relative analysis can be based on the ratio of pre-treatment biomarker measurement as compared to post-treatment biomarker measurement. Pre-treatment biomarker measurement can be made at any time prior to initiation of anti-cancer therapy. Post-treatment biomarker measurement can be made at any time after initiation of anti-cancer therapy. In some embodiments, post-treatment biomarker measurements are made 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 weeks or more after initiation of anti-cancer therapy, and even longer toward indefinitely for continued monitoring. Treatment can comprise anti-cancer therapy, such as a therapeutic regimen comprising an anti-PD1 monoclonal antibody (e.g., nivolumab) alone or in combination with other anti-cancer agents, such as anti-PD-L1/PD-L2 antibodies, anti-VEGF agents (e.g., bevacizumab), agents described in the Examples, Figures, and Tables, or anti-PBRM1 (or anti-ARID2, anti-BRD7, anti-PHF10, or anti-KDM6A) agents.

The pre-determined biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) can be any suitable standard. For example, the pre-determined biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) can be obtained from the same or a different human for whom a patient selection is being assessed. In one embodiment, the pre-determined biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) can be obtained from a previous assessment of the same patient. In such a manner, the progress of the selection of the patient can be monitored over time. In addition, the control can be obtained from an assessment of another human or multiple humans, e.g., selected groups of humans, if the subject is a human. In such a manner, the extent of the selection of the human for whom selection is being assessed can be compared to suitable other humans, e.g., other humans who are in a similar situation to the human of interest, such as those suffering from similar or the same condition(s) and/or of the same ethnic group.

In some embodiments of the present invention the change of biomarker amount and/or activity measurement(s) from the pre-determined level is about 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, or 5.0 fold or greater, or any range in between, inclusive. Such cutoff values apply equally when the measurement is based on relative changes, such as based on the ratio of pre-treatment biomarker measurement as compared to post-treatment biomarker measurement.

Biological samples can be collected from a variety of sources from a patient including a body fluid sample, cell sample, or a tissue sample comprising nucleic acids and/or proteins. “Body fluids” refer to fluids that are excreted or secreted from the body as well as fluids that are normally not (e.g., amniotic fluid, aqueous humor, bile, blood and blood plasma, cerebrospinal fluid, cerumen and earwax, cowper's fluid or pre-ejaculatory fluid, chyle, chyme, stool, female ejaculate, interstitial fluid, intracellular fluid, lymph, menses, breast milk, mucus, pleural fluid, pus, saliva, sebum, semen, serum, sweat, synovial fluid, tears, urine, vaginal lubrication, vitreous humor, vomit). In a preferred embodiment, the subject and/or control sample is selected from the group consisting of cells, cell lines, histological slides, paraffin embedded tissues, biopsies, whole blood, nipple aspirate, serum, plasma, buccal scrape, saliva, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, stool, and bone marrow. In one embodiment, the sample is serum, plasma, or urine. In another embodiment, the sample is serum.

The samples can be collected from individuals repeatedly over a longitudinal period of time (e.g., once or more on the order of days, weeks, months, annually, biannually, etc.). Obtaining numerous samples from an individual over a period of time can be used to verify results from earlier detections and/or to identify an alteration in biological pattern as a result of, for example, disease progression, drug treatment, etc. For example, subject samples can be taken and monitored every month, every two months, or combinations of one, two, or three month intervals according to the present invention. In addition, the biomarker amount and/or activity measurements of the subject obtained over time can be conveniently compared with each other, as well as with those of normal controls during the monitoring period, thereby providing the subject's own values, as an internal, or personal, control for long-term monitoring.

Sample preparation and separation can involve any of the procedures, depending on the type of sample collected and/or analysis of biomarker measurement(s). Such procedures include, by way of example only, concentration, dilution, adjustment of pH, removal of high abundance polypeptides (e.g., albumin, gamma globulin, and transferrin, etc.), addition of preservatives and calibrants, addition of protease inhibitors, addition of denaturants, desalting of samples, concentration of sample proteins, extraction and purification of lipids.

The sample preparation can also isolate molecules that are bound in non-covalent complexes to other protein (e.g., carrier proteins). This process may isolate those molecules bound to a specific carrier protein (e.g., albumin), or use a more general process, such as the release of bound molecules from all carrier proteins via protein denaturation, for example using an acid, followed by removal of the carrier proteins.

Removal of undesired proteins (e.g., high abundance, uninformative, or undetectable proteins) from a sample can be achieved using high affinity reagents, high molecular weight filters, ultracentrifugation and/or electrodialysis. High affinity reagents include antibodies or other reagents (e.g., aptamers) that selectively bind to high abundance proteins. Sample preparation could also include ion exchange chromatography, metal ion affinity chromatography, gel filtration, hydrophobic chromatography, chromatofocusing, adsorption chromatography, isoelectric focusing and related techniques. Molecular weight filters include membranes that separate molecules on the basis of size and molecular weight. Such filters may further employ reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration and microfiltration.

Ultracentrifugation is a method for removing undesired polypeptides from a sample. Ultracentrifugation is the centrifugation of a sample at about 15,000-60,000 rpm while monitoring with an optical system the sedimentation (or lack thereof) of particles. Electrodialysis is a procedure which uses an electromembrane or semipermable membrane in a process in which ions are transported through semi-permeable membranes from one solution to another under the influence of a potential gradient. Since the membranes used in electrodialysis may have the ability to selectively transport ions having positive or negative charge, reject ions of the opposite charge, or to allow species to migrate through a semipermable membrane based on size and charge, it renders electrodialysis useful for concentration, removal, or separation of electrolytes.

Separation and purification in the present invention may include any procedure known in the art, such as capillary electrophoresis (e.g., in capillary or on-chip) or chromatography (e.g., in capillary, column or on a chip). Electrophoresis is a method which can be used to separate ionic molecules under the influence of an electric field. Electrophoresis can be conducted in a gel, capillary, or in a microchannel on a chip. Examples of gels used for electrophoresis include starch, acrylamide, polyethylene oxides, agarose, or combinations thereof. A gel can be modified by its cross-linking, addition of detergents, or denaturants, immobilization of enzymes or antibodies (affinity electrophoresis) or substrates (zymography) and incorporation of a pH gradient. Examples of capillaries used for electrophoresis include capillaries that interface with an electrospray.

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is preferred for separating complex hydrophilic molecules and highly charged solutes. CE technology can also be implemented on microfluidic chips. Depending on the types of capillary and buffers used, CE can be further segmented into separation techniques such as capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE), capillary isoelectric focusing (CIEF), capillary isotachophoresis (cITP) and capillary electrochromatography (CEC). An embodiment to couple CE techniques to electrospray ionization involves the use of volatile solutions, for example, aqueous mixtures containing a volatile acid and/or base and an organic such as an alcohol or acetonitrile.

Capillary isotachophoresis (cITP) is a technique in which the analytes move through the capillary at a constant speed but are nevertheless separated by their respective mobilities. Capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE), also known as free-solution CE (FSCE), is based on differences in the electrophoretic mobility of the species, determined by the charge on the molecule, and the frictional resistance the molecule encounters during migration which is often directly proportional to the size of the molecule. Capillary isoelectric focusing (CIEF) allows weakly-ionizable amphoteric molecules, to be separated by electrophoresis in a pH gradient. CEC is a hybrid technique between traditional high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and CE.

Separation and purification techniques used in the present invention include any chromatography procedures known in the art. Chromatography can be based on the differential adsorption and elution of certain analytes or partitioning of analytes between mobile and stationary phases. Different examples of chromatography include, but not limited to, liquid chromatography (LC), gas chromatography (GC), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), etc.

IV. Biomarker Nucleic Acids and Polypeptides

One aspect of the present invention pertains to the use of isolated nucleic acid molecules that correspond to biomarker nucleic acids that encode a biomarker polypeptide or a portion of such a polypeptide. As used herein, the term “nucleic acid molecule” is intended to include DNA molecules (e.g., cDNA or genomic DNA) and RNA molecules (e.g., mRNA) and analogs of the DNA or RNA generated using nucleotide analogs. The nucleic acid molecule can be single-stranded or double-stranded, but preferably is double-stranded DNA.

An “isolated” nucleic acid molecule is one which is separated from other nucleic acid molecules which are present in the natural source of the nucleic acid molecule. Preferably, an “isolated” nucleic acid molecule is free of sequences (preferably protein-encoding sequences) which naturally flank the nucleic acid (i.e., sequences located at the 5′ and 3′ ends of the nucleic acid) in the genomic DNA of the organism from which the nucleic acid is derived. For example, in various embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid molecule can contain less than about 5 kB, 4 kB, 3 kB, 2 kB, 1 kB, 0.5 kB or 0.1 kB of nucleotide sequences which naturally flank the nucleic acid molecule in genomic DNA of the cell from which the nucleic acid is derived. Moreover, an “isolated” nucleic acid molecule, such as a cDNA molecule, can be substantially free of other cellular material or culture medium when produced by recombinant techniques, or substantially free of chemical precursors or other chemicals when chemically synthesized.

A biomarker nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can be isolated using standard molecular biology techniques and the sequence information in the database records described herein. Using all or a portion of such nucleic acid sequences, nucleic acid molecules of the present invention can be isolated using standard hybridization and cloning techniques (e.g., as described in Sambrook et al., ed., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 2nd ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989).

A nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can be amplified using cDNA, mRNA, or genomic DNA as a template and appropriate oligonucleotide primers according to standard PCR amplification techniques. The nucleic acid molecules so amplified can be cloned into an appropriate vector and characterized by DNA sequence analysis. Furthermore, oligonucleotides corresponding to all or a portion of a nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can be prepared by standard synthetic techniques, e.g., using an automated DNA synthesizer.

Moreover, a nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can comprise only a portion of a nucleic acid sequence, wherein the full length nucleic acid sequence comprises a marker of the present invention or which encodes a polypeptide corresponding to a marker of the present invention. Such nucleic acid molecules can be used, for example, as a probe or primer. The probe/primer typically is used as one or more substantially purified oligonucleotides. The oligonucleotide typically comprises a region of nucleotide sequence that hybridizes under stringent conditions to at least about 7, preferably about 15, more preferably about 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250, 300, 350, or 400 or more consecutive nucleotides of a biomarker nucleic acid sequence. Probes based on the sequence of a biomarker nucleic acid molecule can be used to detect transcripts or genomic sequences corresponding to one or more markers of the present invention. The probe comprises a label group attached thereto, e.g., a radioisotope, a fluorescent compound, an enzyme, or an enzyme co-factor.

A biomarker nucleic acid molecules that differ, due to degeneracy of the genetic code, from the nucleotide sequence of nucleic acid molecules encoding a protein which corresponds to the biomarker, and thus encode the same protein, are also contemplated.

In addition, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that DNA sequence polymorphisms that lead to changes in the amino acid sequence can exist within a population (e.g., the human population). Such genetic polymorphisms can exist among individuals within a population due to natural allelic variation. An allele is one of a group of genes which occur alternatively at a given genetic locus. In addition, it will be appreciated that DNA polymorphisms that affect RNA expression levels can also exist that may affect the overall expression level of that gene (e.g., by affecting regulation or degradation).

The term “allele,” which is used interchangeably herein with “allelic variant,” refers to alternative forms of a gene or portions thereof. Alleles occupy the same locus or position on homologous chromosomes. When a subject has two identical alleles of a gene, the subject is said to be homozygous for the gene or allele. When a subject has two different alleles of a gene, the subject is said to be heterozygous for the gene or allele. For example, biomarker alleles can differ from each other in a single nucleotide, or several nucleotides, and can include substitutions, deletions, and insertions of nucleotides. An allele of a gene can also be a form of a gene containing one or more mutations.

The term “allelic variant of a polymorphic region of gene” or “allelic variant”, used interchangeably herein, refers to an alternative form of a gene having one of several possible nucleotide sequences found in that region of the gene in the population. As used herein, allelic variant is meant to encompass functional allelic variants, non-functional allelic variants, SNPs, mutations and polymorphisms.

The term “single nucleotide polymorphism” (SNP) refers to a polymorphic site occupied by a single nucleotide, which is the site of variation between allelic sequences. The site is usually preceded by and followed by highly conserved sequences of the allele (e.g., sequences that vary in less than 1/100 or 1/1000 members of a population). A SNP usually arises due to substitution of one nucleotide for another at the polymorphic site. SNPs can also arise from a deletion of a nucleotide or an insertion of a nucleotide relative to a reference allele. Typically the polymorphic site is occupied by a base other than the reference base. For example, where the reference allele contains the base “T” (thymidine) at the polymorphic site, the altered allele can contain a “C” (cytidine), “G” (guanine), or “A” (adenine) at the polymorphic site. SNP's may occur in protein-coding nucleic acid sequences, in which case they may give rise to a defective or otherwise variant protein, or genetic disease. Such a SNP may alter the coding sequence of the gene and therefore specify another amino acid (a “missense” SNP) or a SNP may introduce a stop codon (a “nonsense” SNP). When a SNP does not alter the amino acid sequence of a protein, the SNP is called “silent.” SNP's may also occur in noncoding regions of the nucleotide sequence. This may result in defective protein expression, e.g., as a result of alternative spicing, or it may have no effect on the function of the protein.

As used herein, the terms “gene” and “recombinant gene” refer to nucleic acid molecules comprising an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide corresponding to a marker of the present invention. Such natural allelic variations can typically result in 1-5% variance in the nucleotide sequence of a given gene. Alternative alleles can be identified by sequencing the gene of interest in a number of different individuals. This can be readily carried out by using hybridization probes to identify the same genetic locus in a variety of individuals. Any and all such nucleotide variations and resulting amino acid polymorphisms or variations that are the result of natural allelic variation and that do not alter the functional activity are intended to be within the scope of the present invention.

In another embodiment, a biomarker nucleic acid molecule is at least 7, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 60, 80, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 550, 650, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, 2200, 2400, 2600, 2800, 3000, 3500, 4000, 4500, or more nucleotides in length and hybridizes under stringent conditions to a nucleic acid molecule corresponding to a marker of the present invention or to a nucleic acid molecule encoding a protein corresponding to a marker of the present invention. As used herein, the term “hybridizes under stringent conditions” is intended to describe conditions for hybridization and washing under which nucleotide sequences at least 60% (65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, preferably 85%) identical to each other typically remain hybridized to each other. Such stringent conditions are known to those skilled in the art and can be found in sections 6.3.1-6.3.6 of Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. (1989). A preferred, non-limiting example of stringent hybridization conditions are hybridization in 6× sodium chloride/sodium citrate (SSC) at about 45° C., followed by one or more washes in 0.2×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 50-65° C.

In addition to naturally-occurring allelic variants of a nucleic acid molecule of the present invention that can exist in the population, the skilled artisan will further appreciate that sequence changes can be introduced by mutation thereby leading to changes in the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein, without altering the biological activity of the protein encoded thereby. For example, one can make nucleotide substitutions leading to amino acid substitutions at “non-essential” amino acid residues. A “non-essential” amino acid residue is a residue that can be altered from the wild-type sequence without altering the biological activity, whereas an “essential” amino acid residue is required for biological activity. For example, amino acid residues that are not conserved or only semi-conserved among homologs of various species may be non-essential for activity and thus would be likely targets for alteration. Alternatively, amino acid residues that are conserved among the homologs of various species (e.g., murine and human) may be essential for activity and thus would not be likely targets for alteration.

Accordingly, another aspect of the present invention pertains to nucleic acid molecules encoding a polypeptide of the present invention that contain changes in amino acid residues that are not essential for activity. Such polypeptides differ in amino acid sequence from the naturally-occurring proteins which correspond to the markers of the present invention, yet retain biological activity. In one embodiment, a biomarker protein has an amino acid sequence that is at least about 40% identical, 50%, 60%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 83%, 85%, 87.5%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or identical to the amino acid sequence of a biomarker protein described herein.

An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a variant protein can be created by introducing one or more nucleotide substitutions, additions or deletions into the nucleotide sequence of nucleic acids of the present invention, such that one or more amino acid residue substitutions, additions, or deletions are introduced into the encoded protein. Mutations can be introduced by standard techniques, such as site-directed mutagenesis and PCR-mediated mutagenesis. Preferably, conservative amino acid substitutions are made at one or more predicted non-essential amino acid residues. A “conservative amino acid substitution” is one in which the amino acid residue is replaced with an amino acid residue having a similar side chain. Families of amino acid residues having similar side chains have been defined in the art. These families include amino acids with basic side chains (e.g., lysine, arginine, histidine), acidic side chains (e.g., aspartic acid, glutamic acid), uncharged polar side chains (e.g., glycine, asparagine, glutamine, serine, threonine, tyrosine, cysteine), non-polar side chains (e.g., alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline, phenylalanine, methionine, tryptophan), beta-branched side chains (e.g., threonine, valine, isoleucine) and aromatic side chains (e.g., tyrosine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, histidine). Alternatively, mutations can be introduced randomly along all or part of the coding sequence, such as by saturation mutagenesis, and the resultant mutants can be screened for biological activity to identify mutants that retain activity. Following mutagenesis, the encoded protein can be expressed recombinantly and the activity of the protein can be determined.

In some embodiments, the present invention further contemplates the use of anti-biomarker antisense nucleic acid molecules, i.e., molecules which are complementary to a sense nucleic acid of the present invention, e.g., complementary to the coding strand of a double-stranded cDNA molecule corresponding to a marker of the present invention or complementary to an mRNA sequence corresponding to a marker of the present invention. Accordingly, an antisense nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can hydrogen bond to (i.e. anneal with) a sense nucleic acid of the present invention. The antisense nucleic acid can be complementary to an entire coding strand, or to only a portion thereof, e.g., all or part of the protein coding region (or open reading frame). An antisense nucleic acid molecule can also be antisense to all or part of a non-coding region of the coding strand of a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide of the present invention. The non-coding regions (“5′ and 3′ untranslated regions”) are the 5′ and 3′ sequences which flank the coding region and are not translated into amino acids.

An antisense oligonucleotide can be, for example, about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 or more nucleotides in length. An antisense nucleic acid can be constructed using chemical synthesis and enzymatic ligation reactions using procedures known in the art. For example, an antisense nucleic acid (e.g., an antisense oligonucleotide) can be chemically synthesized using naturally occurring nucleotides or variously modified nucleotides designed to increase the biological stability of the molecules or to increase the physical stability of the duplex formed between the antisense and sense nucleic acids, e.g., phosphorothioate derivatives and acridine substituted nucleotides can be used. Examples of modified nucleotides which can be used to generate the antisense nucleic acid include 5-fluorouracil, 5-bromouracil, 5-chlorouracil, 5-iodouracil, hypoxanthine, xanthine, 4-acetylcytosine, 5-(carboxyhydroxylmethyl) uracil, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyluracil, dihydrouracil, beta-D-galactosylqueosine, inosine, N6-isopentenyladenine, 1-methylguanine, 1-methylinosine, 2,2-dimethylguanine, 2-methyladenine, 2-methylguanine, 3-methylcytosine, 5-methylcytosine, N6-adenine, 7-methylguanine, 5-methylaminomethyluracil, 5-methoxyaminomethyl-2-thiouracil, beta-D-mannosylqueosine, 5′-methoxycarboxymethyluracil, 5-methoxyuracil, 2-methylthio-N6-isopentenyladenine, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid (v), wybutoxosine, pseudouracil, queosine, 2-thiocytosine, 5-methyl-2-thiouracil, 2-thiouracil, 4-thiouracil, 5-methyluracil, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid methylester, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid (v), 5-methyl-2-thiouracil, 3-(3-amino-3-N-2-carboxypropyl) uracil, (acp3)w, and 2,6-diaminopurine. Alternatively, the antisense nucleic acid can be produced biologically using an expression vector into which a nucleic acid has been sub-cloned in an antisense orientation (i.e., RNA transcribed from the inserted nucleic acid will be of an antisense orientation to a target nucleic acid of interest, described further in the following subsection).

The antisense nucleic acid molecules of the present invention are typically administered to a subject or generated in situ such that they hybridize with or bind to cellular mRNA and/or genomic DNA encoding a polypeptide corresponding to a selected marker of the present invention to thereby inhibit expression of the marker, e.g., by inhibiting transcription and/or translation. The hybridization can be by conventional nucleotide complementarity to form a stable duplex, or, for example, in the case of an antisense nucleic acid molecule which binds to DNA duplexes, through specific interactions in the major groove of the double helix. Examples of a route of administration of antisense nucleic acid molecules of the present invention includes direct injection at a tissue site or infusion of the antisense nucleic acid into a blood- or bone marrow-associated body fluid. Alternatively, antisense nucleic acid molecules can be modified to target selected cells and then administered systemically. For example, for systemic administration, antisense molecules can be modified such that they specifically bind to receptors or antigens expressed on a selected cell surface, e.g., by linking the antisense nucleic acid molecules to peptides or antibodies which bind to cell surface receptors or antigens. The antisense nucleic acid molecules can also be delivered to cells using the vectors described herein. To achieve sufficient intracellular concentrations of the antisense molecules, vector constructs in which the antisense nucleic acid molecule is placed under the control of a strong pol II or pol III promoter are preferred.

An antisense nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can be an α-anomeric nucleic acid molecule. An α-anomeric nucleic acid molecule forms specific double-stranded hybrids with complementary RNA in which, contrary to the usual α-units, the strands run parallel to each other (Gaultier et al. (1987) Nucleic Acids Res. 15:6625-6641). The antisense nucleic acid molecule can also comprise a 2′-o-methylribonucleotide (Inoue et al. (1987) Nucleic Acids Res. 15:6131-6148) or a chimeric RNA-DNA analogue (Inoue et al. (1987) FEBS Lett. 215:327-330).

The present invention also encompasses ribozymes. Ribozymes are catalytic RNA molecules with ribonuclease activity which are capable of cleaving a single-stranded nucleic acid, such as an mRNA, to which they have a complementary region. Thus, ribozymes (e.g., hammerhead ribozymes as described in Haselhoff and Gerlach (1988) Nature 334:585-591) can be used to catalytically cleave mRNA transcripts to thereby inhibit translation of the protein encoded by the mRNA. A ribozyme having specificity for a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide corresponding to a marker of the present invention can be designed based upon the nucleotide sequence of a cDNA corresponding to the marker. For example, a derivative of a Tetrahymena L-19 IVS RNA can be constructed in which the nucleotide sequence of the active site is complementary to the nucleotide sequence to be cleaved (see Cech et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,987,071; and Cech et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,116,742). Alternatively, an mRNA encoding a polypeptide of the present invention can be used to select a catalytic RNA having a specific ribonuclease activity from a pool of RNA molecules (see, e.g., Bartel and Szostak (1993) Science 261:1411-1418).

The present invention also encompasses nucleic acid molecules which form triple helical structures. For example, expression of a biomarker protein can be inhibited by targeting nucleotide sequences complementary to the regulatory region of the gene encoding the polypeptide (e.g., the promoter and/or enhancer) to form triple helical structures that prevent transcription of the gene in target cells. See generally Helene (1991) Anticancer Drug Des. 6(6):569-84; Helene (1992) Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 660:27-36; and Maher (1992) Bioassays 14(12):807-15.

In various embodiments, the nucleic acid molecules of the present invention can be modified at the base moiety, sugar moiety or phosphate backbone to improve, e.g., the stability, hybridization, or solubility of the molecule. For example, the deoxyribose phosphate backbone of the nucleic acid molecules can be modified to generate peptide nucleic acid molecules (see Hyrup et al. (1996) Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 4(1): 5-23). As used herein, the terms “peptide nucleic acids” or “PNAs” refer to nucleic acid mimics, e.g., DNA mimics, in which the deoxyribose phosphate backbone is replaced by a pseudopeptide backbone and only the four natural nucleobases are retained. The neutral backbone of PNAs has been shown to allow for specific hybridization to DNA and RNA under conditions of low ionic strength. The synthesis of PNA oligomers can be performed using standard solid phase peptide synthesis protocols as described in Hyrup et al. (1996), supra; Perry-O'Keefe et al. (1996) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93:14670-675.

PNAs can be used in therapeutic and diagnostic applications. For example, PNAs can be used as antisense or antigene agents for sequence-specific modulation of gene expression by, e.g., inducing transcription or translation arrest or inhibiting replication. PNAs can also be used, e.g., in the analysis of single base pair mutations in a gene by, e.g., PNA directed PCR clamping; as artificial restriction enzymes when used in combination with other enzymes, e.g., S1 nucleases (Hyrup (1996), supra; or as probes or primers for DNA sequence and hybridization (Hyrup (1996), supra; Perry-O'Keefe et al. (1996) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93:14670-14675).

In another embodiment, PNAs can be modified, e.g., to enhance their stability or cellular uptake, by attaching lipophilic or other helper groups to PNA, by the formation of PNA-DNA chimeras, or by the use of liposomes or other techniques of drug delivery known in the art. For example, PNA-DNA chimeras can be generated which can combine the advantageous properties of PNA and DNA. Such chimeras allow DNA recognition enzymes, e.g., RNASE H and DNA polymerases, to interact with the DNA portion while the PNA portion would provide high binding affinity and specificity. PNA-DNA chimeras can be linked using linkers of appropriate lengths selected in terms of base stacking, number of bonds between the nucleobases, and orientation (Hyrup (1996), supra). The synthesis of PNA-DNA chimeras can be performed as described in Hyrup (1996), supra, and Finn et al. (1996) Nucleic Acids Res. 24(17):3357-3363. For example, a DNA chain can be synthesized on a solid support using standard phosphoramidite coupling chemistry and modified nucleoside analogs. Compounds such as 5′-(4-methoxytrityl)amino-5′-deoxy-thymidine phosphoramidite can be used as a link between the PNA and the 5′ end of DNA (Mag et al. (1989) Nucleic Acids Res. 17:5973-5988). PNA monomers are then coupled in a step-wise manner to produce a chimeric molecule with a 5′ PNA segment and a 3′ DNA segment (Finn et al. (1996) Nucleic Acids Res. 24:3357-3363). Alternatively, chimeric molecules can be synthesized with a 5′ DNA segment and a 3′ PNA segment (Peterser et al. (1975) Bioorganic Med. Chem. Lett. 5:1119-11124).

In other embodiments, the oligonucleotide can include other appended groups such as peptides (e.g., for targeting host cell receptors in vivo), or agents facilitating transport across the cell membrane (see, e.g., Letsinger et al. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:6553-6556; Lemaitre et al. (1987) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84:648-652; PCT Publication No. WO 88/09810) or the blood-brain barrier (see, e.g., PCT Publication No. WO 89/10134). In addition, oligonucleotides can be modified with hybridization-triggered cleavage agents (see, e.g., Krol et al. (1988) Bio/Techniques 6:958-976) or intercalating agents (see, e.g., Zon (1988) Pharm. Res. 5:539-549). To this end, the oligonucleotide can be conjugated to another molecule, e.g., a peptide, hybridization triggered cross-linking agent, transport agent, hybridization-triggered cleavage agent, etc.

Another aspect of the present invention pertains to the use of biomarker proteins and biologically active portions thereof. In one embodiment, the native polypeptide corresponding to a marker can be isolated from cells or tissue sources by an appropriate purification scheme using standard protein purification techniques. In another embodiment, polypeptides corresponding to a marker of the present invention are produced by recombinant DNA techniques. Alternative to recombinant expression, a polypeptide corresponding to a marker of the present invention can be synthesized chemically using standard peptide synthesis techniques.

An “isolated” or “purified” protein or biologically active portion thereof is substantially free of cellular material or other contaminating proteins from the cell or tissue source from which the protein is derived, or substantially free of chemical precursors or other chemicals when chemically synthesized. The language “substantially free of cellular material” includes preparations of protein in which the protein is separated from cellular components of the cells from which it is isolated or recombinantly produced. Thus, protein that is substantially free of cellular material includes preparations of protein having less than about 30%, 20%, 10%, or 5% (by dry weight) of heterologous protein (also referred to herein as a “contaminating protein”). When the protein or biologically active portion thereof is recombinantly produced, it is also preferably substantially free of culture medium, i.e., culture medium represents less than about 20%, 10%, or 5% of the volume of the protein preparation. When the protein is produced by chemical synthesis, it is preferably substantially free of chemical precursors or other chemicals, i.e., it is separated from chemical precursors or other chemicals which are involved in the synthesis of the protein. Accordingly such preparations of the protein have less than about 30%, 20%, 10%, 5% (by dry weight) of chemical precursors or compounds other than the polypeptide of interest.

Biologically active portions of a biomarker polypeptide include polypeptides comprising amino acid sequences sufficiently identical to or derived from a biomarker protein amino acid sequence described herein, but which includes fewer amino acids than the full length protein, and exhibit at least one activity of the corresponding full-length protein. Typically, biologically active portions comprise a domain or motif with at least one activity of the corresponding protein. A biologically active portion of a protein of the present invention can be a polypeptide which is, for example, 10, 25, 50, 100 or more amino acids in length. Moreover, other biologically active portions, in which other regions of the protein are deleted, can be prepared by recombinant techniques and evaluated for one or more of the functional activities of the native form of a polypeptide of the present invention.

Preferred polypeptides have an amino acid sequence of a biomarker protein encoded by a nucleic acid molecule described herein. Other useful proteins are substantially identical (e.g., at least about 40%, preferably 50%, 60%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 83%, 85%, 88%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99%) to one of these sequences and retain the functional activity of the protein of the corresponding naturally-occurring protein yet differ in amino acid sequence due to natural allelic variation or mutagenesis.

To determine the percent identity of two amino acid sequences or of two nucleic acids, the sequences are aligned for optimal comparison purposes (e.g., gaps can be introduced in the sequence of a first amino acid or nucleic acid sequence for optimal alignment with a second amino or nucleic acid sequence). The amino acid residues or nucleotides at corresponding amino acid positions or nucleotide positions are then compared. When a position in the first sequence is occupied by the same amino acid residue or nucleotide as the corresponding position in the second sequence, then the molecules are identical at that position. The percent identity between the two sequences is a function of the number of identical positions shared by the sequences (i.e., % identity=# of identical positions/total # of positions (e.g., overlapping positions)×100). In one embodiment the two sequences are the same length.

The determination of percent identity between two sequences can be accomplished using a mathematical algorithm. A preferred, non-limiting example of a mathematical algorithm utilized for the comparison of two sequences is the algorithm of Karlin and Altschul (1990) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:2264-2268, modified as in Karlin and Altschul (1993) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:5873-5877. Such an algorithm is incorporated into the NBLAST and XBLAST programs of Altschul, et al. (1990)J Mol. Biol. 215:403-410. BLAST nucleotide searches can be performed with the NBLAST program, score=100, wordlength=12 to obtain nucleotide sequences homologous to a nucleic acid molecules of the present invention. BLAST protein searches can be performed with the XBLAST program, score=50, wordlength=3 to obtain amino acid sequences homologous to a protein molecules of the present invention. To obtain gapped alignments for comparison purposes, Gapped BLAST can be utilized as described in Altschul et al. (1997) Nucleic Acids Res. 25:3389-3402. Alternatively, PSI-Blast can be used to perform an iterated search which detects distant relationships between molecules. When utilizing BLAST, Gapped BLAST, and PSI-Blast programs, the default parameters of the respective programs (e.g., XBLAST and NBLAST) can be used. See http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Another preferred, non-limiting example of a mathematical algorithm utilized for the comparison of sequences is the algorithm of Myers and Miller, (1988) Comput Appl Biosci, 4:11-7. Such an algorithm is incorporated into the ALIGN program (version 2.0) which is part of the GCG sequence alignment software package. When utilizing the ALIGN program for comparing amino acid sequences, a PAM120 weight residue table, a gap length penalty of 12, and a gap penalty of 4 can be used. Yet another useful algorithm for identifying regions of local sequence similarity and alignment is the FASTA algorithm as described in Pearson and Lipman (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:2444-2448. When using the FASTA algorithm for comparing nucleotide or amino acid sequences, a PAM120 weight residue table can, for example, be used with a k-tuple value of 2.

The percent identity between two sequences can be determined using techniques similar to those described above, with or without allowing gaps. In calculating percent identity, only exact matches are counted.

The present invention also provides chimeric or fusion proteins corresponding to a biomarker protein. As used herein, a “chimeric protein” or “fusion protein” comprises all or part (preferably a biologically active part) of a polypeptide corresponding to a marker of the present invention operably linked to a heterologous polypeptide (i.e., a polypeptide other than the polypeptide corresponding to the marker). Within the fusion protein, the term “operably linked” is intended to indicate that the polypeptide of the present invention and the heterologous polypeptide are fused in-frame to each other. The heterologous polypeptide can be fused to the amino-terminus or the carboxyl-terminus of the polypeptide of the present invention.

One useful fusion protein is a GST fusion protein in which a polypeptide corresponding to a marker of the present invention is fused to the carboxyl terminus of GST sequences. Such fusion proteins can facilitate the purification of a recombinant polypeptide of the present invention.

In another embodiment, the fusion protein contains a heterologous signal sequence, immunoglobulin fusion protein, toxin, or other useful protein sequence. Chimeric and fusion proteins of the present invention can be produced by standard recombinant DNA techniques. In another embodiment, the fusion gene can be synthesized by conventional techniques including automated DNA synthesizers. Alternatively, PCR amplification of gene fragments can be carried out using anchor primers which give rise to complementary overhangs between two consecutive gene fragments which can subsequently be annealed and re-amplified to generate a chimeric gene sequence (see, e.g., Ausubel et al., supra). Moreover, many expression vectors are commercially available that already encode a fusion moiety (e.g., a GST polypeptide). A nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide of the present invention can be cloned into such an expression vector such that the fusion moiety is linked in-frame to the polypeptide of the present invention.

A signal sequence can be used to facilitate secretion and isolation of the secreted protein or other proteins of interest. Signal sequences are typically characterized by a core of hydrophobic amino acids which are generally cleaved from the mature protein during secretion in one or more cleavage events. Such signal peptides contain processing sites that allow cleavage of the signal sequence from the mature proteins as they pass through the secretory pathway. Thus, the present invention pertains to the described polypeptides having a signal sequence, as well as to polypeptides from which the signal sequence has been proteolytically cleaved (i.e., the cleavage products). In one embodiment, a nucleic acid sequence encoding a signal sequence can be operably linked in an expression vector to a protein of interest, such as a protein which is ordinarily not secreted or is otherwise difficult to isolate. The signal sequence directs secretion of the protein, such as from a eukaryotic host into which the expression vector is transformed, and the signal sequence is subsequently or concurrently cleaved. The protein can then be readily purified from the extracellular medium by art recognized methods. Alternatively, the signal sequence can be linked to the protein of interest using a sequence which facilitates purification, such as with a GST domain.

The present invention also pertains to variants of the biomarker polypeptides described herein. Such variants have an altered amino acid sequence which can function as either agonists (mimetics) or as antagonists. Variants can be generated by mutagenesis, e.g., discrete point mutation or truncation. An agonist can retain substantially the same, or a subset, of the biological activities of the naturally occurring form of the protein. An antagonist of a protein can inhibit one or more of the activities of the naturally occurring form of the protein by, for example, competitively binding to a downstream or upstream member of a cellular signaling cascade which includes the protein of interest. Thus, specific biological effects can be elicited by treatment with a variant of limited function. Treatment of a subject with a variant having a subset of the biological activities of the naturally occurring form of the protein can have fewer side effects in a subject relative to treatment with the naturally occurring form of the protein.

Variants of a biomarker protein which function as either agonists (mimetics) or as antagonists can be identified by screening combinatorial libraries of mutants, e.g., truncation mutants, of the protein of the present invention for agonist or antagonist activity. In one embodiment, a variegated library of variants is generated by combinatorial mutagenesis at the nucleic acid level and is encoded by a variegated gene library. A variegated library of variants can be produced by, for example, enzymatically ligating a mixture of synthetic oligonucleotides into gene sequences such that a degenerate set of potential protein sequences is expressible as individual polypeptides, or alternatively, as a set of larger fusion proteins (e.g., for phage display). There are a variety of methods which can be used to produce libraries of potential variants of the polypeptides of the present invention from a degenerate oligonucleotide sequence. Methods for synthesizing degenerate oligonucleotides are known in the art (see, e.g., Narang (1983) Tetrahedron 39:3; Itakura et al. (1984) Annu. Rev. Biochem. 53:323; Itakura et al. (1984) Science 198:1056; Ike et al. (1983) Nucleic Acid Res. 11:477).

In addition, libraries of fragments of the coding sequence of a polypeptide corresponding to a marker of the present invention can be used to generate a variegated population of polypeptides for screening and subsequent selection of variants. For example, a library of coding sequence fragments can be generated by treating a double stranded PCR fragment of the coding sequence of interest with a nuclease under conditions wherein nicking occurs only about once per molecule, denaturing the double stranded DNA, renaturing the DNA to form double stranded DNA which can include sense/antisense pairs from different nicked products, removing single stranded portions from reformed duplexes by treatment with S1 nuclease, and ligating the resulting fragment library into an expression vector. By this method, an expression library can be derived which encodes amino terminal and internal fragments of various sizes of the protein of interest.

Several techniques are known in the art for screening gene products of combinatorial libraries made by point mutations or truncation, and for screening cDNA libraries for gene products having a selected property. The most widely used techniques, which are amenable to high throughput analysis, for screening large gene libraries typically include cloning the gene library into replicable expression vectors, transforming appropriate cells with the resulting library of vectors, and expressing the combinatorial genes under conditions in which detection of a desired activity facilitates isolation of the vector encoding the gene whose product was detected. Recursive ensemble mutagenesis (REM), a technique which enhances the frequency of functional mutants in the libraries, can be used in combination with the screening assays to identify variants of a protein of the present invention (Arkin and Yourvan (1992) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:7811-7815; Delgrave et al. 91993) Protein Engineering 6(3):327-331).

The production and use of biomarker nucleic acid and/or biomarker polypeptide molecules described herein can be facilitated by using standard recombinant techniques. In some embodiments, such techniques use vectors, preferably expression vectors, containing a nucleic acid encoding a biomarker polypeptide or a portion of such a polypeptide. As used herein, the term “vector” refers to a nucleic acid molecule capable of transporting another nucleic acid to which it has been linked. One type of vector is a “plasmid”, which refers to a circular double stranded DNA loop into which additional DNA segments can be ligated. Another type of vector is a viral vector, wherein additional DNA segments can be ligated into the viral genome. Certain vectors are capable of autonomous replication in a host cell into which they are introduced (e.g., bacterial vectors having a bacterial origin of replication and episomal mammalian vectors). Other vectors (e.g., non-episomal mammalian vectors) are integrated into the genome of a host cell upon introduction into the host cell, and thereby are replicated along with the host genome. Moreover, certain vectors, namely expression vectors, are capable of directing the expression of genes to which they are operably linked. In general, expression vectors of utility in recombinant DNA techniques are often in the form of plasmids (vectors). However, the present invention is intended to include such other forms of expression vectors, such as viral vectors (e.g., replication defective retroviruses, adenoviruses and adeno-associated viruses), which serve equivalent functions.

The recombinant expression vectors of the present invention comprise a nucleic acid of the present invention in a form suitable for expression of the nucleic acid in a host cell. This means that the recombinant expression vectors include one or more regulatory sequences, selected on the basis of the host cells to be used for expression, which is operably linked to the nucleic acid sequence to be expressed. Within a recombinant expression vector, “operably linked” is intended to mean that the nucleotide sequence of interest is linked to the regulatory sequence(s) in a manner which allows for expression of the nucleotide sequence (e.g., in an in vitro transcription/translation system or in a host cell when the vector is introduced into the host cell). The term “regulatory sequence” is intended to include promoters, enhancers and other expression control elements (e.g., polyadenylation signals). Such regulatory sequences are described, for example, in Goeddel, Methods in Enzymology: Gene Expression Technology vol. 185, Academic Press, San Diego, Calif. (1991). Regulatory sequences include those which direct constitutive expression of a nucleotide sequence in many types of host cell and those which direct expression of the nucleotide sequence only in certain host cells (e.g., tissue-specific regulatory sequences). It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the design of the expression vector can depend on such factors as the choice of the host cell to be transformed, the level of expression of protein desired, and the like. The expression vectors of the present invention can be introduced into host cells to thereby produce proteins or peptides, including fusion proteins or peptides, encoded by nucleic acids as described herein.

The recombinant expression vectors for use in the present invention can be designed for expression of a polypeptide corresponding to a marker of the present invention in prokaryotic (e.g., E. coli) or eukaryotic cells (e.g., insect cells {using baculovirus expression vectors}, yeast cells or mammalian cells). Suitable host cells are discussed further in Goeddel, supra. Alternatively, the recombinant expression vector can be transcribed and translated in vitro, for example using T7 promoter regulatory sequences and T7 polymerase.

Expression of proteins in prokaryotes is most often carried out in E. coli with vectors containing constitutive or inducible promoters directing the expression of either fusion or non-fusion proteins. Fusion vectors add a number of amino acids to a protein encoded therein, usually to the amino terminus of the recombinant protein. Such fusion vectors typically serve three purposes: 1) to increase expression of recombinant protein; 2) to increase the solubility of the recombinant protein; and 3) to aid in the purification of the recombinant protein by acting as a ligand in affinity purification. Often, in fusion expression vectors, a proteolytic cleavage site is introduced at the junction of the fusion moiety and the recombinant protein to enable separation of the recombinant protein from the fusion moiety subsequent to purification of the fusion protein. Such enzymes, and their cognate recognition sequences, include Factor Xa, thrombin and enterokinase. Typical fusion expression vectors include pGEX (Pharmacia Biotech Inc; Smith and Johnson, 1988, Gene 67:31-40), pMAL (New England Biolabs, Beverly, Mass.) and pRIT5 (Pharmacia, Piscataway, N.J.) which fuse glutathione S-transferase (GST), maltose E binding protein, or protein A, respectively, to the target recombinant protein.

Examples of suitable inducible non-fusion E. coli expression vectors include pTrc (Amann et al. (1988) Gene 69:301-315) and pET 11d (Studier et al., p. 60-89, In Gene Expression Technology: Methods in Enzymology vol. 185, Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 1991). Target biomarker nucleic acid expression from the pTrc vector relies on host RNA polymerase transcription from a hybrid trp-lac fusion promoter. Target biomarker nucleic acid expression from the pET 11d vector relies on transcription from a T7 gn10-lac fusion promoter mediated by a co-expressed viral RNA polymerase (T7 gn1). This viral polymerase is supplied by host strains BL21 (DE3) or HMS174(DE3) from a resident prophage harboring a T7 gn1 gene under the transcriptional control of the lacUV 5 promoter.

One strategy to maximize recombinant protein expression in E. coli is to express the protein in a host bacterium with an impaired capacity to proteolytically cleave the recombinant protein (Gottesman, p. 119-128, In Gene Expression Technology: Methods in Enzymology vol. 185, Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 1990. Another strategy is to alter the nucleic acid sequence of the nucleic acid to be inserted into an expression vector so that the individual codons for each amino acid are those preferentially utilized in E. coli (Wada et al., (1992) Nucleic Acids Res. 20:2111-2118). Such alteration of nucleic acid sequences of the present invention can be carried out by standard DNA synthesis techniques.

In another embodiment, the expression vector is a yeast expression vector. Examples of vectors for expression in yeast S. cerevisiae include pYepSec1 (Baldari et al. (1987) EMBO J. 6:229-234), pMFa (Kurjan and Herskowitz (1982) Cell 30:933-943), pJRY88 (Schultz et al. (1987) Gene 54:113-123), pYES2 (Invitrogen Corporation, San Diego, Calif.), and pPicZ (Invitrogen Corp, San Diego, Calif.).

Alternatively, the expression vector is a baculovirus expression vector. Baculovirus vectors available for expression of proteins in cultured insect cells (e.g., Sf 9 cells) include the pAc series (Smith et al. (1983) Mol. Cell Biol. 3:2156-2165) and the pVL series (Lucklow and Summers (1989) Virology 170:31-39).

In yet another embodiment, a nucleic acid of the present invention is expressed in mammalian cells using a mammalian expression vector. Examples of mammalian expression vectors include pCDM8 (Seed (1987) Nature 329:840) and pMT2PC (Kaufman et al. (1987) EMBO J. 6:187-195). When used in mammalian cells, the expression vector's control functions are often provided by viral regulatory elements. For example, commonly used promoters are derived from polyoma, Adenovirus 2, cytomegalovirus and Simian Virus 40. For other suitable expression systems for both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells see chapters 16 and 17 of Sambrook et al., supra.

In another embodiment, the recombinant mammalian expression vector is capable of directing expression of the nucleic acid preferentially in a particular cell type (e.g., tissue-specific regulatory elements are used to express the nucleic acid). Tissue-specific regulatory elements are known in the art. Non-limiting examples of suitable tissue-specific promoters include the albumin promoter (liver-specific; Pinkert et al. (1987) Genes Dev. 1:268-277), lymphoid-specific promoters (Calame and Eaton (1988) Adv. Immunol. 43:235-275), in particular promoters of T cell receptors (Winoto and Baltimore (1989) EMBO J. 8:729-733) and immunoglobulins (Banerji et al. (1983) Cell 33:729-740; Queen and Baltimore (1983) Cell 33:741-748), neuron-specific promoters (e.g., the neurofilament promoter; Byrne and Ruddle (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:5473-5477), pancreas-specific promoters (Edlund et al. (1985) Science 230:912-916), and mammary gland-specific promoters (e.g., milk whey promoter; U.S. Pat. No. 4,873,316 and European Application Publication No. 264,166). Developmentally-regulated promoters are also encompassed, for example the murine hox promoters (Kessel and Gruss (1990) Science 249:374-379) and the α-fetoprotein promoter (Camper and Tilghman (1989) Genes Dev. 3:537-546).

The present invention further provides a recombinant expression vector comprising a DNA molecule cloned into the expression vector in an antisense orientation. That is, the DNA molecule is operably linked to a regulatory sequence in a manner which allows for expression (by transcription of the DNA molecule) of an RNA molecule which is antisense to the mRNA encoding a polypeptide of the present invention. Regulatory sequences operably linked to a nucleic acid cloned in the antisense orientation can be chosen which direct the continuous expression of the antisense RNA molecule in a variety of cell types, for instance viral promoters and/or enhancers, or regulatory sequences can be chosen which direct constitutive, tissue-specific or cell type specific expression of antisense RNA. The antisense expression vector can be in the form of a recombinant plasmid, phagemid, or attenuated virus in which antisense nucleic acids are produced under the control of a high efficiency regulatory region, the activity of which can be determined by the cell type into which the vector is introduced. For a discussion of the regulation of gene expression using antisense genes (see Weintraub et al. (1986) Trends in Genetics, Vol. 1(1)).

Another aspect of the present invention pertains to host cells into which a recombinant expression vector of the present invention has been introduced. The terms “host cell” and “recombinant host cell” are used interchangeably herein. It is understood that such terms refer not only to the particular subject cell but to the progeny or potential progeny of such a cell. Because certain modifications may occur in succeeding generations due to either mutation or environmental influences, such progeny may not, in fact, be identical to the parent cell, but are still included within the scope of the term as used herein.

A host cell can be any prokaryotic (e.g., E. coli) or eukaryotic cell (e.g., insect cells, yeast or mammalian cells).

Vector DNA can be introduced into prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells via conventional transformation or transfection techniques. As used herein, the terms “transformation” and “transfection” are intended to refer to a variety of art-recognized techniques for introducing foreign nucleic acid into a host cell, including calcium phosphate or calcium chloride co-precipitation, DEAE-dextran-mediated transfection, lipofection, or electroporation. Suitable methods for transforming or transfecting host cells can be found in Sambrook, et al. (supra), and other laboratory manuals.

For stable transfection of mammalian cells, it is known that, depending upon the expression vector and transfection technique used, only a small fraction of cells may integrate the foreign DNA into their genome. In order to identify and select these integrants, a gene that encodes a selectable marker (e.g., for resistance to antibiotics) is generally introduced into the host cells along with the gene of interest. Preferred selectable markers include those which confer resistance to drugs, such as G418, hygromycin and methotrexate. Cells stably transfected with the introduced nucleic acid can be identified by drug selection (e.g., cells that have incorporated the selectable marker gene will survive, while the other cells die).

V. Analyzing Biomarker Nucleic Acids and Polypeptides

Biomarker nucleic acids and/or biomarker polypeptides can be analyzed according to the methods described herein and techniques known to the skilled artisan to identify such genetic or expression alterations useful for the present invention including, but not limited to, 1) an alteration in the level of a biomarker transcript or polypeptide, 2) a deletion or addition of one or more nucleotides from a biomarker gene, 4) a substitution of one or more nucleotides of a biomarker gene, 5) aberrant modification of a biomarker gene, such as an expression regulatory region, and the like.

a. Methods for Detection of Copy Number

Methods of evaluating the copy number of a biomarker nucleic acid are well known to those of skill in the art. The presence or absence of chromosomal gain or loss can be evaluated simply by a determination of copy number of the regions or markers identified herein.

In one embodiment, a biological sample is tested for the presence of copy number changes in genomic loci containing the genomic marker. A copy number of at least 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 is predictive of poorer outcome of anti-immune checkpoint treatment.

Methods of evaluating the copy number of a biomarker locus include, but are not limited to, hybridization-based assays. Hybridization-based assays include, but are not limited to, traditional “direct probe” methods, such as Southern blots, in situ hybridization (e.g., FISH and FISH plus SKY) methods, and “comparative probe” methods, such as comparative genomic hybridization (CGH), e.g., cDNA-based or oligonucleotide-based CGH. The methods can be used in a wide variety of formats including, but not limited to, substrate (e.g. membrane or glass) bound methods or array-based approaches.

In one embodiment, evaluating the biomarker gene copy number in a sample involves a Southern Blot. In a Southern Blot, the genomic DNA (typically fragmented and separated on an electrophoretic gel) is hybridized to a probe specific for the target region. Comparison of the intensity of the hybridization signal from the probe for the target region with control probe signal from analysis of normal genomic DNA (e.g., a non-amplified portion of the same or related cell, tissue, organ, etc.) provides an estimate of the relative copy number of the target nucleic acid. Alternatively, a Northern blot may be utilized for evaluating the copy number of encoding nucleic acid in a sample. In a Northern blot, mRNA is hybridized to a probe specific for the target region. Comparison of the intensity of the hybridization signal from the probe for the target region with control probe signal from analysis of normal RNA (e.g., a non-amplified portion of the same or related cell, tissue, organ, etc.) provides an estimate of the relative copy number of the target nucleic acid. Alternatively, other methods well known in the art to detect RNA can be used, such that higher or lower expression relative to an appropriate control (e.g., a non-amplified portion of the same or related cell tissue, organ, etc.) provides an estimate of the relative copy number of the target nucleic acid.

An alternative means for determining genomic copy number is in situ hybridization (e.g., Angerer (1987) Meth. Enzymol 152: 649). Generally, in situ hybridization comprises the following steps: (1) fixation of tissue or biological structure to be analyzed; (2) prehybridization treatment of the biological structure to increase accessibility of target DNA, and to reduce nonspecific binding; (3) hybridization of the mixture of nucleic acids to the nucleic acid in the biological structure or tissue; (4) post-hybridization washes to remove nucleic acid fragments not bound in the hybridization and (5) detection of the hybridized nucleic acid fragments. The reagent used in each of these steps and the conditions for use vary depending on the particular application. In a typical in situ hybridization assay, cells are fixed to a solid support, typically a glass slide. If a nucleic acid is to be probed, the cells are typically denatured with heat or alkali. The cells are then contacted with a hybridization solution at a moderate temperature to permit annealing of labeled probes specific to the nucleic acid sequence encoding the protein. The targets (e.g., cells) are then typically washed at a predetermined stringency or at an increasing stringency until an appropriate signal to noise ratio is obtained. The probes are typically labeled, e.g., with radioisotopes or fluorescent reporters. In one embodiment, probes are sufficiently long so as to specifically hybridize with the target nucleic acid(s) under stringent conditions. Probes generally range in length from about 200 bases to about 1000 bases. In some applications it is necessary to block the hybridization capacity of repetitive sequences. Thus, in some embodiments, tRNA, human genomic DNA, or Cot-I DNA is used to block non-specific hybridization.

An alternative means for determining genomic copy number is comparative genomic hybridization. In general, genomic DNA is isolated from normal reference cells, as well as from test cells (e.g., tumor cells) and amplified, if necessary. The two nucleic acids are differentially labeled and then hybridized in situ to metaphase chromosomes of a reference cell. The repetitive sequences in both the reference and test DNAs are either removed or their hybridization capacity is reduced by some means, for example by prehybridization with appropriate blocking nucleic acids and/or including such blocking nucleic acid sequences for said repetitive sequences during said hybridization. The bound, labeled DNA sequences are then rendered in a visualizable form, if necessary. Chromosomal regions in the test cells which are at increased or decreased copy number can be identified by detecting regions where the ratio of signal from the two DNAs is altered. For example, those regions that have decreased in copy number in the test cells will show relatively lower signal from the test DNA than the reference compared to other regions of the genome. Regions that have been increased in copy number in the test cells will show relatively higher signal from the test DNA. Where there are chromosomal deletions or multiplications, differences in the ratio of the signals from the two labels will be detected and the ratio will provide a measure of the copy number. In another embodiment of CGH, array CGH (aCGH), the immobilized chromosome element is replaced with a collection of solid support bound target nucleic acids on an array, allowing for a large or complete percentage of the genome to be represented in the collection of solid support bound targets. Target nucleic acids may comprise cDNAs, genomic DNAs, oligonucleotides (e.g., to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms) and the like. Array-based CGH may also be performed with single-color labeling (as opposed to labeling the control and the possible tumor sample with two different dyes and mixing them prior to hybridization, which will yield a ratio due to competitive hybridization of probes on the arrays). In single color CGH, the control is labeled and hybridized to one array and absolute signals are read, and the possible tumor sample is labeled and hybridized to a second array (with identical content) and absolute signals are read. Copy number difference is calculated based on absolute signals from the two arrays. Methods of preparing immobilized chromosomes or arrays and performing comparative genomic hybridization are well known in the art (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,335,167; 6,197,501; 5,830,645; and 5,665,549 and Albertson (1984) EMBO J. 3: 1227-1234; Pinkel (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85: 9138-9142; EPO Pub. No. 430,402; Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 33: In situ Hybridization Protocols, Choo, ed., Humana Press, Totowa, N.J. (1994), etc.). In another embodiment, the hybridization protocol of Pinkel, et al. (1998) Nature Genetics 20: 207-211, or of Kallioniemi (1992) Proc. Natl Acad Sci USA 89:5321-5325 (1992) is used.

In still another embodiment, amplification-based assays can be used to measure copy number. In such amplification-based assays, the nucleic acid sequences act as a template in an amplification reaction (e.g., Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). In a quantitative amplification, the amount of amplification product will be proportional to the amount of template in the original sample. Comparison to appropriate controls, e.g. healthy tissue, provides a measure of the copy number.

Methods of “quantitative” amplification are well known to those of skill in the art. For example, quantitative PCR involves simultaneously co-amplifying a known quantity of a control sequence using the same primers. This provides an internal standard that may be used to calibrate the PCR reaction. Detailed protocols for quantitative PCR are provided in Innis, et al. (1990) PCR Protocols, A Guide to Methods and Applications, Academic Press, Inc. N.Y.). Measurement of DNA copy number at microsatellite loci using quantitative PCR analysis is described in Ginzonger, et al. (2000) Cancer Research 60:5405-5409. The known nucleic acid sequence for the genes is sufficient to enable one of skill in the art to routinely select primers to amplify any portion of the gene. Fluorogenic quantitative PCR may also be used in the methods of the present invention. In fluorogenic quantitative PCR, quantitation is based on amount of fluorescence signals, e.g., TaqMan and SYBR green.

Other suitable amplification methods include, but are not limited to, ligase chain reaction (LCR) (see Wu and Wallace (1989) Genomics 4: 560, Landegren, et al. (1988) Science 241:1077, and Barringer et al. (1990) Gene 89: 117), transcription amplification (Kwoh, et al. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86: 1173), self-sustained sequence replication (Guatelli, et al. (1990) Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 87: 1874), dot PCR, and linker adapter PCR, etc.

Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and major copy proportion (MCP) mapping (Wang, Z. C., et al. (2004) Cancer Res 64(1):64-71; Seymour, A. B., et al. (1994) Cancer Res 54, 2761-4; Hahn, S. A., et al. (1995) Cancer Res 55, 4670-5; Kimura, M., et al. (1996) Genes Chromosomes Cancer 17, 88-93; Li et al., (2008)MBC Bioinform. 9, 204-219) may also be used to identify regions of amplification or deletion.

b. Methods for Detection of Biomarker Nucleic Acid Expression

Biomarker expression may be assessed by any of a wide variety of well known methods for detecting expression of a transcribed molecule or protein. Non-limiting examples of such methods include immunological methods for detection of secreted, cell-surface, cytoplasmic, or nuclear proteins, protein purification methods, protein function or activity assays, nucleic acid hybridization methods, nucleic acid reverse transcription methods, and nucleic acid amplification methods.

In preferred embodiments, activity of a particular gene is characterized by a measure of gene transcript (e.g. mRNA), by a measure of the quantity of translated protein, or by a measure of gene product activity. Marker expression can be monitored in a variety of ways, including by detecting mRNA levels, protein levels, or protein activity, any of which can be measured using standard techniques. Detection can involve quantification of the level of gene expression (e.g., genomic DNA, cDNA, mRNA, protein, or enzyme activity), or, alternatively, can be a qualitative assessment of the level of gene expression, in particular in comparison with a control level. The type of level being detected will be clear from the context.

In another embodiment, detecting or determining expression levels of a biomarker and functionally similar homologs thereof, including a fragment or genetic alteration thereof (e.g., in regulatory or promoter regions thereof) comprises detecting or determining RNA levels for the marker of interest. In one embodiment, one or more cells from the subject to be tested are obtained and RNA is isolated from the cells. In a preferred embodiment, a sample of breast tissue cells is obtained from the subject.

In one embodiment, RNA is obtained from a single cell. For example, a cell can be isolated from a tissue sample by laser capture microdissection (LCM). Using this technique, a cell can be isolated from a tissue section, including a stained tissue section, thereby assuring that the desired cell is isolated (see, e.g., Bonner et al. (1997) Science 278:1481; Emmert-Buck et al. (1996) Science 274:998; Fend et al. (1999)Am. J. Path. 154:61 and Murakami et al. (2000) Kidney Int. 58:1346). For example, Murakami et al., supra, describe isolation of a cell from a previously immunostained tissue section.

It is also possible to obtain cells from a subject and culture the cells in vitro, such as to obtain a larger population of cells from which RNA can be extracted. Methods for establishing cultures of non-transformed cells, i.e., primary cell cultures, are known in the art.

When isolating RNA from tissue samples or cells from individuals, it may be important to prevent any further changes in gene expression after the tissue or cells has been removed from the subject. Changes in expression levels are known to change rapidly following perturbations, e.g., heat shock or activation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or other reagents. In addition, the RNA in the tissue and cells may quickly become degraded. Accordingly, in a preferred embodiment, the tissue or cells obtained from a subject is snap frozen as soon as possible.

RNA can be extracted from the tissue sample by a variety of methods, e.g., the guanidium thiocyanate lysis followed by CsCl centrifugation (Chirgwin et al. (1979) Biochemistry 18:5294-5299). RNA from single cells can be obtained as described in methods for preparing cDNA libraries from single cells, such as those described in Dulac, C. (1998) Curr. Top. Dev. Biol. 36:245 and Jena et al. (1996) J Immunol. Methods 190:199. Care to avoid RNA degradation must be taken, e.g., by inclusion of RNAsin.

The RNA sample can then be enriched in particular species. In one embodiment, poly(A)+RNA is isolated from the RNA sample. In general, such purification takes advantage of the poly-A tails on mRNA. In particular and as noted above, poly-T oligonucleotides may be immobilized within on a solid support to serve as affinity ligands for mRNA. Kits for this purpose are commercially available, e.g., the MessageMaker kit (Life Technologies, Grand Island, N.Y.).

In a preferred embodiment, the RNA population is enriched in marker sequences. Enrichment can be undertaken, e.g., by primer-specific cDNA synthesis, or multiple rounds of linear amplification based on cDNA synthesis and template-directed in vitro transcription (see, e.g., Wang et al. (1989) PNAS 86, 9717; Dulac et al., supra, and Jena et al., supra).

The population of RNA, enriched or not in particular species or sequences, can further be amplified. As defined herein, an “amplification process” is designed to strengthen, increase, or augment a molecule within the RNA. For example, where RNA is mRNA, an amplification process such as RT-PCR can be utilized to amplify the mRNA, such that a signal is detectable or detection is enhanced. Such an amplification process is beneficial particularly when the biological, tissue, or tumor sample is of a small size or volume.

Various amplification and detection methods can be used. For example, it is within the scope of the present invention to reverse transcribe mRNA into cDNA followed by polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR); or, to use a single enzyme for both steps as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,322,770, or reverse transcribe mRNA into cDNA followed by symmetric gap ligase chain reaction (RT-AGLCR) as described by R. L. Marshall, et al., PCR Methods and Applications 4: 80-84 (1994). Real time PCR may also be used.

Other known amplification methods which can be utilized herein include but are not limited to the so-called “NASBA” or “3SR” technique described in PNAS USA 87: 1874-1878 (1990) and also described in Nature 350 (No. 6313): 91-92 (1991); Q-beta amplification as described in published European Patent Application (EPA) No. 4544610; strand displacement amplification (as described in G. T. Walker et al., Clin. Chem. 42: 9-13 (1996) and European Patent Application No. 684315; target mediated amplification, as described by PCT Publication WO9322461; PCR; ligase chain reaction (LCR) (see, e.g., Wu and Wallace, Genomics 4, 560 (1989), Landegren et al., Science 241, 1077 (1988)); self-sustained sequence replication (SSR) (see, e.g., Guatelli et al., Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA, 87, 1874 (1990)); and transcription amplification (see, e.g., Kwoh et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86, 1173 (1989)).

Many techniques are known in the state of the art for determining absolute and relative levels of gene expression, commonly used techniques suitable for use in the present invention include Northern analysis, RNase protection assays (RPA), microarrays and PCR-based techniques, such as quantitative PCR and differential display PCR. For example, Northern blotting involves running a preparation of RNA on a denaturing agarose gel, and transferring it to a suitable support, such as activated cellulose, nitrocellulose or glass or nylon membranes. Radiolabeled cDNA or RNA is then hybridized to the preparation, washed and analyzed by autoradiography.

In situ hybridization visualization may also be employed, wherein a radioactively labeled antisense RNA probe is hybridized with a thin section of a biopsy sample, washed, cleaved with RNase and exposed to a sensitive emulsion for autoradiography. The samples may be stained with hematoxylin to demonstrate the histological composition of the sample, and dark field imaging with a suitable light filter shows the developed emulsion. Non-radioactive labels such as digoxigenin may also be used.

Alternatively, mRNA expression can be detected on a DNA array, chip or a microarray. Labeled nucleic acids of a test sample obtained from a subject may be hybridized to a solid surface comprising biomarker DNA. Positive hybridization signal is obtained with the sample containing biomarker transcripts. Methods of preparing DNA arrays and their use are well known in the art (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos: 6,618,6796; 6,379,897; 6,664,377; 6,451,536; 548,257; U.S. 20030157485 and Schena et al. (1995) Science 20, 467-470; Gerhold et al. (1999) Trends In Biochem. Sci. 24, 168-173; and Lennon et al. (2000) Drug Discovery Today 5, 59-65, which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety). Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE) can also be performed (See for example U.S. Patent Application 20030215858).

To monitor mRNA levels, for example, mRNA is extracted from the biological sample to be tested, reverse transcribed, and fluorescently-labeled cDNA probes are generated. The microarrays capable of hybridizing to marker cDNA are then probed with the labeled cDNA probes, the slides scanned and fluorescence intensity measured. This intensity correlates with the hybridization intensity and expression levels.

Types of probes that can be used in the methods described herein include cDNA, riboprobes, synthetic oligonucleotides and genomic probes. The type of probe used will generally be dictated by the particular situation, such as riboprobes for in situ hybridization, and cDNA for Northern blotting, for example. In one embodiment, the probe is directed to nucleotide regions unique to the RNA. The probes may be as short as is required to differentially recognize marker mRNA transcripts, and may be as short as, for example, 15 bases; however, probes of at least 17, 18, 19 or 20 or more bases can be used. In one embodiment, the primers and probes hybridize specifically under stringent conditions to a DNA fragment having the nucleotide sequence corresponding to the marker. As herein used, the term “stringent conditions” means hybridization will occur only if there is at least 95% identity in nucleotide sequences. In another embodiment, hybridization under “stringent conditions” occurs when there is at least 97% identity between the sequences.

The form of labeling of the probes may be any that is appropriate, such as the use of radioisotopes, for example, ³²P and ³⁵S. Labeling with radioisotopes may be achieved, whether the probe is synthesized chemically or biologically, by the use of suitably labeled bases.

In one embodiment, the biological sample contains polypeptide molecules from the test subject. Alternatively, the biological sample can contain mRNA molecules from the test subject or genomic DNA molecules from the test subject.

In another embodiment, the methods further involve obtaining a control biological sample from a control subject, contacting the control sample with a compound or agent capable of detecting marker polypeptide, mRNA, genomic DNA, or fragments thereof, such that the presence of the marker polypeptide, mRNA, genomic DNA, or fragments thereof, is detected in the biological sample, and comparing the presence of the marker polypeptide, mRNA, genomic DNA, or fragments thereof, in the control sample with the presence of the marker polypeptide, mRNA, genomic DNA, or fragments thereof in the test sample.

c. Methods for Detection of Biomarker Protein Expression

The activity or level of a biomarker protein can be detected and/or quantified by detecting or quantifying the expressed polypeptide. The polypeptide can be detected and quantified by any of a number of means well known to those of skill in the art. Aberrant levels of polypeptide expression of the polypeptides encoded by a biomarker nucleic acid and functionally similar homologs thereof, including a fragment or genetic alteration thereof (e.g., in regulatory or promoter regions thereof) are associated with the likelihood of response of a cancer to an immune checkpoint therapy. Any method known in the art for detecting polypeptides can be used. Such methods include, but are not limited to, immunodiffusion, immunoelectrophoresis, radioimmunoassay (MA), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), immunofluorescent assays, Western blotting, binder-ligand assays, immunohistochemical techniques, agglutination, complement assays, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), thin layer chromatography (TLC), hyperdiffusion chromatography, and the like (e.g., Basic and Clinical Immunology, Sites and Terr, eds., Appleton and Lange, Norwalk, Conn. pp 217-262, 1991 which is incorporated by reference). Preferred are binder-ligand immunoassay methods including reacting antibodies with an epitope or epitopes and competitively displacing a labeled polypeptide or derivative thereof.

For example, ELISA and MA procedures may be conducted such that a desired biomarker protein standard is labeled (with a radioisotope such as ¹²⁵I or ³⁵S, or an assayable enzyme, such as horseradish peroxidase or alkaline phosphatase), and, together with the unlabelled sample, brought into contact with the corresponding antibody, whereon a second antibody is used to bind the first, and radioactivity or the immobilized enzyme assayed (competitive assay). Alternatively, the biomarker protein in the sample is allowed to react with the corresponding immobilized antibody, radioisotope- or enzyme-labeled anti-biomarker proteinantibody is allowed to react with the system, and radioactivity or the enzyme assayed (ELISA-sandwich assay). Other conventional methods may also be employed as suitable.

The above techniques may be conducted essentially as a “one-step” or “two-step” assay. A “one-step” assay involves contacting antigen with immobilized antibody and, without washing, contacting the mixture with labeled antibody. A “two-step” assay involves washing before contacting, the mixture with labeled antibody. Other conventional methods may also be employed as suitable.

In one embodiment, a method for measuring biomarker protein levels comprises the steps of: contacting a biological specimen with an antibody or variant (e.g., fragment) thereof which selectively binds the biomarker protein, and detecting whether said antibody or variant thereof is bound to said sample and thereby measuring the levels of the biomarker protein.

Enzymatic and radiolabeling of biomarker protein and/or the antibodies may be effected by conventional means. Such means will generally include covalent linking of the enzyme to the antigen or the antibody in question, such as by glutaraldehyde, specifically so as not to adversely affect the activity of the enzyme, by which is meant that the enzyme must still be capable of interacting with its substrate, although it is not necessary for all of the enzyme to be active, provided that enough remains active to permit the assay to be effected. Indeed, some techniques for binding enzyme are non-specific (such as using formaldehyde), and will only yield a proportion of active enzyme.

It is usually desirable to immobilize one component of the assay system on a support, thereby allowing other components of the system to be brought into contact with the component and readily removed without laborious and time-consuming labor. It is possible for a second phase to be immobilized away from the first, but one phase is usually sufficient.

It is possible to immobilize the enzyme itself on a support, but if solid-phase enzyme is required, then this is generally best achieved by binding to antibody and affixing the antibody to a support, models and systems for which are well-known in the art. Simple polyethylene may provide a suitable support.

Enzymes employable for labeling are not particularly limited, but may be selected from the members of the oxidase group, for example. These catalyze production of hydrogen peroxide by reaction with their substrates, and glucose oxidase is often used for its good stability, ease of availability and cheapness, as well as the ready availability of its substrate (glucose). Activity of the oxidase may be assayed by measuring the concentration of hydrogen peroxide formed after reaction of the enzyme-labeled antibody with the substrate under controlled conditions well-known in the art.

Other techniques may be used to detect biomarker protein according to a practitioner's preference based upon the present disclosure. One such technique is Western blotting (Towbin et at., Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 76:4350 (1979)), wherein a suitably treated sample is run on an SDS-PAGE gel before being transferred to a solid support, such as a nitrocellulose filter. Anti-biomarker protein antibodies (unlabeled) are then brought into contact with the support and assayed by a secondary immunological reagent, such as labeled protein A or anti-immunoglobulin (suitable labels including ¹²⁵I, horseradish peroxidase and alkaline phosphatase). Chromatographic detection may also be used.

Immunohistochemistry may be used to detect expression of biomarker protein, e.g., in a biopsy sample. A suitable antibody is brought into contact with, for example, a thin layer of cells, washed, and then contacted with a second, labeled antibody. Labeling may be by fluorescent markers, enzymes, such as peroxidase, avidin, or radiolabelling. The assay is scored visually, using microscopy.

Anti-biomarker protein antibodies, such as intrabodies, may also be used for imaging purposes, for example, to detect the presence of biomarker protein in cells and tissues of a subject. Suitable labels include radioisotopes, iodine (¹²⁵I, ¹²¹I) carbon (¹⁴C), sulphur (³⁵S), tritium (³H), indium (¹¹²In), and technetium (⁹⁹mTc), fluorescent labels, such as fluorescein and rhodamine, and biotin.

For in vivo imaging purposes, antibodies are not detectable, as such, from outside the body, and so must be labeled, or otherwise modified, to permit detection. Markers for this purpose may be any that do not substantially interfere with the antibody binding, but which allow external detection. Suitable markers may include those that may be detected by X-radiography, NMR or MM. For X-radiographic techniques, suitable markers include any radioisotope that emits detectable radiation but that is not overtly harmful to the subject, such as barium or cesium, for example. Suitable markers for NMR and MM generally include those with a detectable characteristic spin, such as deuterium, which may be incorporated into the antibody by suitable labeling of nutrients for the relevant hybridoma, for example.

The size of the subject, and the imaging system used, will determine the quantity of imaging moiety needed to produce diagnostic images. In the case of a radioisotope moiety, for a human subject, the quantity of radioactivity injected will normally range from about 5 to 20 millicuries of technetium-99. The labeled antibody or antibody fragment will then preferentially accumulate at the location of cells which contain biomarker protein. The labeled antibody or antibody fragment can then be detected using known techniques.

Antibodies that may be used to detect biomarker protein include any antibody, whether natural or synthetic, full length or a fragment thereof, monoclonal or polyclonal, that binds sufficiently strongly and specifically to the biomarker protein to be detected. An antibody may have a K_(d) of at most about 10⁻⁶M, 10⁻⁷M, 10⁻⁸M, 10⁻⁹M, 10⁻¹⁰ M, 10⁻¹¹ M, 10⁻¹²M. The phrase “specifically binds” refers to binding of, for example, an antibody to an epitope or antigen or antigenic determinant in such a manner that binding can be displaced or competed with a second preparation of identical or similar epitope, antigen or antigenic determinant. An antibody may bind preferentially to the biomarker protein relative to other proteins, such as related proteins.

Antibodies are commercially available or may be prepared according to methods known in the art.

Antibodies and derivatives thereof that may be used encompass polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies, chimeric, human, humanized, primatized (CDR-grafted), veneered or single-chain antibodies as well as functional fragments, i.e., biomarker protein binding fragments, of antibodies. For example, antibody fragments capable of binding to a biomarker protein or portions thereof, including, but not limited to, Fv, Fab, Fab′ and F(ab′) 2 fragments can be used. Such fragments can be produced by enzymatic cleavage or by recombinant techniques. For example, papain or pepsin cleavage can generate Fab or F(ab′) 2 fragments, respectively. Other proteases with the requisite substrate specificity can also be used to generate Fab or F(ab′) 2 fragments. Antibodies can also be produced in a variety of truncated forms using antibody genes in which one or more stop codons have been introduced upstream of the natural stop site. For example, a chimeric gene encoding a F(ab′) 2 heavy chain portion can be designed to include DNA sequences encoding the CH, domain and hinge region of the heavy chain.

Synthetic and engineered antibodies are described in, e.g., Cabilly et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567 Cabilly et al., European Patent No. 0,125,023 B1; Boss et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,397; Boss et al., European Patent No. 0,120,694 B1; Neuberger, M. S. et al., WO 86/01533; Neuberger, M. S. et al., European Patent No. 0,194,276 B1; Winter, U.S. Pat. No. 5,225,539; Winter, European Patent No. 0,239,400 B1; Queen et al., European Patent No. 0451216 B1; and Padlan, E. A. et al., EP 0519596 A1. See also, Newman, R. et al., BioTechnology, 10: 1455-1460 (1992), regarding primatized antibody, and Ladner et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,778 and Bird, R. E. et al., Science, 242: 423-426 (1988)) regarding single-chain antibodies. Antibodies produced from a library, e.g., phage display library, may also be used.

In some embodiments, agents that specifically bind to a biomarker protein other than antibodies are used, such as peptides. Peptides that specifically bind to a biomarker protein can be identified by any means known in the art. For example, specific peptide binders of a biomarker protein can be screened for using peptide phage display libraries.

d. Methods for Detection of Biomarker Structural Alterations

The following illustrative methods can be used to identify the presence of a structural alteration in a biomarker nucleic acid and/or biomarker polypeptide molecule in order to, for example, identify PBRM1 (or ARID2, BRD7, PHF10, KDM6A, ARID1A, ARID1B, BRG1, BRM, CRB1, EGFR, and the like) proteins that having mutations such as described herein.

In certain embodiments, detection of the alteration involves the use of a probe/primer in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,683,195 and 4,683,202), such as anchor PCR or RACE PCR, or, alternatively, in a ligation chain reaction (LCR) (see, e.g., Landegran et al. (1988) Science 241:1077-1080; and Nakazawa et al. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:360-364), the latter of which can be particularly useful for detecting point mutations in a biomarker nucleic acid such as a biomarker gene (see Abravaya et al. (1995) Nucleic Acids Res. 23:675-682). This method can include the steps of collecting a sample of cells from a subject, isolating nucleic acid (e.g., genomic, mRNA or both) from the cells of the sample, contacting the nucleic acid sample with one or more primers which specifically hybridize to a biomarker gene under conditions such that hybridization and amplification of the biomarker gene (if present) occurs, and detecting the presence or absence of an amplification product, or detecting the size of the amplification product and comparing the length to a control sample. It is anticipated that PCR and/or LCR may be desirable to use as a preliminary amplification step in conjunction with any of the techniques used for detecting mutations described herein.

Alternative amplification methods include: self sustained sequence replication (Guatelli, J. C. et al. (1990) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:1874-1878), transcriptional amplification system (Kwoh, D. Y. et al. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:1173-1177), Q-Beta Replicase (Lizardi, P. M. et al. (1988) Bio-Technology 6:1197), or any other nucleic acid amplification method, followed by the detection of the amplified molecules using techniques well known to those of skill in the art. These detection schemes are especially useful for the detection of nucleic acid molecules if such molecules are present in very low numbers.

In an alternative embodiment, mutations in a biomarker nucleic acid from a sample cell can be identified by alterations in restriction enzyme cleavage patterns. For example, sample and control DNA is isolated, amplified (optionally), digested with one or more restriction endonucleases, and fragment length sizes are determined by gel electrophoresis and compared. Differences in fragment length sizes between sample and control DNA indicates mutations in the sample DNA. Moreover, the use of sequence specific ribozymes (see, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,498,531) can be used to score for the presence of specific mutations by development or loss of a ribozyme cleavage site.

In other embodiments, genetic mutations in biomarker nucleic acid can be identified by hybridizing a sample and control nucleic acids, e.g., DNA or RNA, to high density arrays containing hundreds or thousands of oligonucleotide probes (Cronin, M. T. et al. (1996) Hum. Mutat. 7:244-255; Kozal, M. J. et al. (1996) Nat. Med. 2:753-759). For example, biomarker genetic mutations can be identified in two dimensional arrays containing light-generated DNA probes as described in Cronin et al. (1996) supra. Briefly, a first hybridization array of probes can be used to scan through long stretches of DNA in a sample and control to identify base changes between the sequences by making linear arrays of sequential, overlapping probes. This step allows the identification of point mutations. This step is followed by a second hybridization array that allows the characterization of specific mutations by using smaller, specialized probe arrays complementary to all variants or mutations detected. Each mutation array is composed of parallel probe sets, one complementary to the wild-type gene and the other complementary to the mutant gene. Such biomarker genetic mutations can be identified in a variety of contexts, including, for example, germline and somatic mutations.

In yet another embodiment, any of a variety of sequencing reactions known in the art can be used to directly sequence a biomarker gene and detect mutations by comparing the sequence of the sample biomarker with the corresponding wild-type (control) sequence. Examples of sequencing reactions include those based on techniques developed by Maxam and Gilbert (1977) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 74:560 or Sanger (1977) Proc. Natl. Acad Sci. USA 74:5463. It is also contemplated that any of a variety of automated sequencing procedures can be utilized when performing the diagnostic assays (Naeve (1995) Biotechniques 19:448-53), including sequencing by mass spectrometry (see, e.g., PCT International Publication No. WO 94/16101; Cohen et al. (1996) Adv. Chromatogr. 36:127-162; and Griffin et al. (1993) Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 38:147-159).

Other methods for detecting mutations in a biomarker gene include methods in which protection from cleavage agents is used to detect mismatched bases in RNA/RNA or RNA/DNA heteroduplexes (Myers et al. (1985) Science 230:1242). In general, the art technique of “mismatch cleavage” starts by providing heteroduplexes formed by hybridizing (labeled) RNA or DNA containing the wild-type biomarker sequence with potentially mutant RNA or DNA obtained from a tissue sample. The double-stranded duplexes are treated with an agent which cleaves single-stranded regions of the duplex such as which will exist due to base pair mismatches between the control and sample strands. For instance, RNA/DNA duplexes can be treated with RNase and DNA/DNA hybrids treated with SI nuclease to enzymatically digest the mismatched regions. In other embodiments, either DNA/DNA or RNA/DNA duplexes can be treated with hydroxylamine or osmium tetroxide and with piperidine in order to digest mismatched regions. After digestion of the mismatched regions, the resulting material is then separated by size on denaturing polyacrylamide gels to determine the site of mutation. See, for example, Cotton et al. (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:4397 and Saleeba et al. (1992) Methods Enzymol. 217:286-295. In a preferred embodiment, the control DNA or RNA can be labeled for detection.

In still another embodiment, the mismatch cleavage reaction employs one or more proteins that recognize mismatched base pairs in double-stranded DNA (so called “DNA mismatch repair” enzymes) in defined systems for detecting and mapping point mutations in biomarker cDNAs obtained from samples of cells. For example, the mutY enzyme of E. coli cleaves A at G/A mismatches and the thymidine DNA glycosylase from HeLa cells cleaves T at G/T mismatches (Hsu et al. (1994) Carcinogenesis 15:1657-1662). According to an exemplary embodiment, a probe based on a biomarker sequence, e.g., a wild-type biomarker treated with a DNA mismatch repair enzyme, and the cleavage products, if any, can be detected from electrophoresis protocols or the like (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,459,039.)

In other embodiments, alterations in electrophoretic mobility can be used to identify mutations in biomarker genes. For example, single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) may be used to detect differences in electrophoretic mobility between mutant and wild type nucleic acids (Orita et al. (1989) Proc Natl. Acad. Sci USA 86:2766; see also Cotton (1993) Mutat. Res. 285:125-144 and Hayashi (1992) Genet. Anal. Tech. Appl. 9:73-79). Single-stranded DNA fragments of sample and control biomarker nucleic acids will be denatured and allowed to renature. The secondary structure of single-stranded nucleic acids varies according to sequence, the resulting alteration in electrophoretic mobility enables the detection of even a single base change. The DNA fragments may be labeled or detected with labeled probes. The sensitivity of the assay may be enhanced by using RNA (rather than DNA), in which the secondary structure is more sensitive to a change in sequence. In a preferred embodiment, the subject method utilizes heteroduplex analysis to separate double stranded heteroduplex molecules on the basis of changes in electrophoretic mobility (Keen et al. (1991) Trends Genet. 7:5).

In yet another embodiment the movement of mutant or wild-type fragments in polyacrylamide gels containing a gradient of denaturant is assayed using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) (Myers et al. (1985) Nature 313:495). When DGGE is used as the method of analysis, DNA will be modified to ensure that it does not completely denature, for example by adding a GC clamp of approximately 40 bp of high-melting GC-rich DNA by PCR. In a further embodiment, a temperature gradient is used in place of a denaturing gradient to identify differences in the mobility of control and sample DNA (Rosenbaum and Reissner (1987) Biophys. Chem. 265:12753).

Examples of other techniques for detecting point mutations include, but are not limited to, selective oligonucleotide hybridization, selective amplification, or selective primer extension. For example, oligonucleotide primers may be prepared in which the known mutation is placed centrally and then hybridized to target DNA under conditions which permit hybridization only if a perfect match is found (Saiki et al. (1986) Nature 324:163; Saiki et al. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:6230). Such allele specific oligonucleotides are hybridized to PCR amplified target DNA or a number of different mutations when the oligonucleotides are attached to the hybridizing membrane and hybridized with labeled target DNA.

Alternatively, allele specific amplification technology which depends on selective PCR amplification may be used in conjunction with the instant invention. Oligonucleotides used as primers for specific amplification may carry the mutation of interest in the center of the molecule (so that amplification depends on differential hybridization) (Gibbs et al. (1989) Nucleic Acids Res. 17:2437-2448) or at the extreme 3′ end of one primer where, under appropriate conditions, mismatch can prevent, or reduce polymerase extension (Prossner (1993) Tibtech 11:238). In addition it may be desirable to introduce a novel restriction site in the region of the mutation to create cleavage-based detection (Gasparini et al. (1992) Mol. Cell Probes 6:1). It is anticipated that in certain embodiments amplification may also be performed using Taq ligase for amplification (Barany (1991) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA 88:189). In such cases, ligation will occur only if there is a perfect match at the 3′ end of the 5′ sequence making it possible to detect the presence of a known mutation at a specific site by looking for the presence or absence of amplification.

3. Anti-Cancer Therapies

The efficacy of immune checkpoint therapy is predicted according to biomarker amount and/or activity associated with a cancer in a subject according to the methods described herein. In one embodiment, such immune checkpoint therapy or combinations of therapies (e.g., anti-PD-1 antibodies) can be administered once a subject is indicated as being a likely responder to immune checkpoint therapy. In another embodiment, such immune checkpoint therapy can be avoided once a subject is indicated as not being a likely responder to immune checkpoint therapy and an alternative treatment regimen, such as targeted and/or untargeted anti-cancer therapies can be administered. Combination therapies are also contemplated and can comprise, for example, one or more chemotherapeutic agents and radiation, one or more chemotherapeutic agents and immunotherapy, or one or more chemotherapeutic agents, radiation and chemotherapy, each combination of which can be with immune checkpoint therapy.

The term “targeted therapy” refers to administration of agents that selectively interact with a chosen biomolecule to thereby treat cancer. For example, anti-PBRM1 agents (or anti-ARID2 agents, anti-BRD7 agents, anti-PHF10 agents, anti-KDM6A agents, etc.), such as therapeutic monoclonal blocking antibodies, which are well-known in the art and described above, can be used to target tumor microenvironments and cells expressing unwanted PBRM1 (or ARID2, BRD7, PHF10, KDM6A, ARID1A, ARID1B, BRG1, BRM, CRB1, EGFR, and the like). Similarly, nivolumab (Opdivo®) is a human IgG4 anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody that blocks PD-1 activity (see, for example, Wang et al. (2014) Cancer Immunol. Res. 2:846-856; Johnson et al. (2015) Ther. Adv. Med. Oncol. 7:97-106; and Sundar et al. (2015) Ther. Adv. Med. Oncol. 7:85-96).

Immunotherapy is one form of targeted therapy that may comprise, for example, the use of cancer vaccines and/or sensitized antigen presenting cells. For example, an oncolytic virus is a virus that is able to infect and lyse cancer cells, while leaving normal cells unharmed, making them potentially useful in cancer therapy. Replication of oncolytic viruses both facilitates tumor cell destruction and also produces dose amplification at the tumor site. They may also act as vectors for anticancer genes, allowing them to be specifically delivered to the tumor site. The immunotherapy can involve passive immunity for short-term protection of a host, achieved by the administration of pre-formed antibody directed against a cancer antigen or disease antigen (e.g., administration of a monoclonal antibody, optionally linked to a chemotherapeutic agent or toxin, to a tumor antigen). Immunotherapy can also focus on using the cytotoxic lymphocyte-recognized epitopes of cancer cell lines. Alternatively, antisense polynucleotides, ribozymes, RNA interference molecules, triple helix polynucleotides and the like, can be used to selectively modulate biomolecules that are linked to the initiation, progression, and/or pathology of a tumor or cancer.

The term “untargeted therapy” referes to administration of agents that do not selectively interact with a chosen biomolecule yet treat cancer. ReRepresentative examples of untargeted therapies include, without limitation, chemotherapy, gene therapy, and radiation therapy.

In one embodiment, chemotherapy is used. Chemotherapy includes the administration of a chemotherapeutic agent. Such a chemotherapeutic agent may be, but is not limited to, those selected from among the following groups of compounds: platinum compounds, cytotoxic antibiotics, antimetabolities, anti-mitotic agents, alkylating agents, arsenic compounds, DNA topoisomerase inhibitors, taxanes, nucleoside analogues, plant alkaloids, and toxins; and synthetic derivatives thereof. Exemplary compounds include, but are not limited to, alkylating agents: cisplatin, treosulfan, and trofosfamide; plant alkaloids: vinblastine, paclitaxel, docetaxol; DNA topoisomerase inhibitors: teniposide, crisnatol, and mitomycin; anti-folates: methotrexate, mycophenolic acid, and hydroxyurea; pyrimidine analogs: 5-fluorouracil, doxifluridine, and cytosine arabinoside; purine analogs: mercaptopurine and thioguanine; DNA antimetabolites: 2′-deoxy-5-fluorouridine, aphidicolin glycinate, and pyrazoloimidazole; and antimitotic agents: halichondrin, colchicine, and rhizoxin. Compositions comprising one or more chemotherapeutic agents (e.g., FLAG, CHOP) may also be used. FLAG comprises fludarabine, cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C) and G-CSF. CHOP comprises cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and prednisone. In another embodiments, PARP (e.g., PARP-1 and/or PARP-2) inhibitors are used and such inhibitors are well known in the art (e.g., Olaparib, ABT-888, BSI-201, BGP-15 (N-Gene Research Laboratories, Inc.); INO-1001 (Inotek Pharmaceuticals Inc.); PJ34 (Soriano et al., 2001; Pacher et al., 2002b); 3-aminobenzamide (Trevigen); 4-amino-1, 8-naphthalimide; (Trevigen); 6(5H)-phenanthridinone (Trevigen); benzamide (U.S. Pat. Re. 36,397); and NU1025 (Bowman et al.). The mechanism of action is generally related to the ability of PARP inhibitors to bind PARP and decrease its activity. PARP catalyzes the conversion of .beta.-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) into nicotinamide and poly-ADP-ribose (PAR). Both poly (ADP-ribose) and PARP have been linked to regulation of transcription, cell proliferation, genomic stability, and carcinogenesis (Bouchard V. J. et. al. Experimental Hematology, Volume 31, Number 6, June 2003, pp. 446-454(9); Herceg Z.; Wang Z.-Q. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, Volume 477, Number 1, 2 Jun. 2001, pp. 97-110(14)). Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) is a key molecule in the repair of DNA single-strand breaks (SSBs) (de Murcia J. et al. 1997. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 94:7303-7307; Schreiber V, Dantzer F, Ame J C, de Murcia G (2006) Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 7:517-528; Wang Z Q, et al. (1997) Genes Dev 11:2347-2358). Knockout of SSB repair by inhibition of PARP1 function induces DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) that can trigger synthetic lethality in cancer cells with defective homology-directed DSB repair (Bryant H E, et al. (2005) Nature 434:913-917; Farmer H, et al. (2005) Nature 434:917-921). The foregoing examples of chemotherapeutic agents are illustrative, and are not intended to be limiting.

In another embodiment, radiation therapy is used. The radiation used in radiation therapy can be ionizing radiation. Radiation therapy can also be gamma rays, X-rays, or proton beams. Examples of radiation therapy include, but are not limited to, external-beam radiation therapy, interstitial implantation of radioisotopes (I-125, palladium, iridium), radioisotopes such as strontium-89, thoracic radiation therapy, intraperitoneal P-32 radiation therapy, and/or total abdominal and pelvic radiation therapy. For a general overview of radiation therapy, see Hellman, Chapter 16: Principles of Cancer Management: Radiation Therapy, 6th edition, 2001, DeVita et al., eds., J. B. Lippencott Company, Philadelphia. The radiation therapy can be administered as external beam radiation or teletherapy wherein the radiation is directed from a remote source. The radiation treatment can also be administered as internal therapy or brachytherapy wherein a radioactive source is placed inside the body close to cancer cells or a tumor mass. Also encompassed is the use of photodynamic therapy comprising the administration of photosensitizers, such as hematoporphyrin and its derivatives, Vertoporfin (BPD-MA), phthalocyanine, photosensitizer Pc4, demethoxy-hypocrellin A; and 2BA-2-DMHA.

In another embodiment, hormone therapy is used. Hormonal therapeutic treatments can comprise, for example, hormonal agonists, hormonal antagonists (e.g., flutamide, bicalutamide, tamoxifen, raloxifene, leuprolide acetate (LUPRON), LH-RH antagonists), inhibitors of hormone biosynthesis and processing, and steroids (e.g., dexamethasone, retinoids, deltoids, betamethasone, cortisol, cortisone, prednisone, dehydrotestosterone, glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, estrogen, testosterone, progestins), vitamin A derivatives (e.g., all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)); vitamin D3 analogs; antigestagens (e.g., mifepristone, onapristone), or antiandrogens (e.g., cyproterone acetate).

In another embodiment, hyperthermia, a procedure in which body tissue is exposed to high temperatures (up to 106° F.) is used. Heat may help shrink tumors by damaging cells or depriving them of substances they need to live. Hyperthermia therapy can be local, regional, and whole-body hyperthermia, using external and internal heating devices. Hyperthermia is almost always used with other forms of therapy (e.g., radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and biological therapy) to try to increase their effectiveness. Local hyperthermia refers to heat that is applied to a very small area, such as a tumor. The area may be heated externally with high-frequency waves aimed at a tumor from a device outside the body. To achieve internal heating, one of several types of sterile probes may be used, including thin, heated wires or hollow tubes filled with warm water; implanted microwave antennae; and radiofrequency electrodes. In regional hyperthermia, an organ or a limb is heated. Magnets and devices that produce high energy are placed over the region to be heated. In another approach, called perfusion, some of the patient's blood is removed, heated, and then pumped (perfused) into the region that is to be heated internally. Whole-body heating is used to treat metastatic cancer that has spread throughout the body. It can be accomplished using warm-water blankets, hot wax, inductive coils (like those in electric blankets), or thermal chambers (similar to large incubators). Hyperthermia does not cause any marked increase in radiation side effects or complications. Heat applied directly to the skin, however, can cause discomfort or even significant local pain in about half the patients treated. It can also cause blisters, which generally heal rapidly.

In still another embodiment, photodynamic therapy (also called PDT, photoradiation therapy, phototherapy, or photochemotherapy) is used for the treatment of some types of cancer. It is based on the discovery that certain chemicals known as photosensitizing agents can kill one-celled organisms when the organisms are exposed to a particular type of light. PDT destroys cancer cells through the use of a fixed-frequency laser light in combination with a photosensitizing agent. In PDT, the photosensitizing agent is injected into the bloodstream and absorbed by cells all over the body. The agent remains in cancer cells for a longer time than it does in normal cells. When the treated cancer cells are exposed to laser light, the photosensitizing agent absorbs the light and produces an active form of oxygen that destroys the treated cancer cells. Light exposure must be timed carefully so that it occurs when most of the photosensitizing agent has left healthy cells but is still present in the cancer cells. The laser light used in PDT can be directed through a fiber-optic (a very thin glass strand). The fiber-optic is placed close to the cancer to deliver the proper amount of light. The fiber-optic can be directed through a bronchoscope into the lungs for the treatment of lung cancer or through an endoscope into the esophagus for the treatment of esophageal cancer. An advantage of PDT is that it causes minimal damage to healthy tissue. However, because the laser light currently in use cannot pass through more than about 3 centimeters of tissue (a little more than one and an eighth inch), PDT is mainly used to treat tumors on or just under the skin or on the lining of internal organs. Photodynamic therapy makes the skin and eyes sensitive to light for 6 weeks or more after treatment. Patients are advised to avoid direct sunlight and bright indoor light for at least 6 weeks. If patients must go outdoors, they need to wear protective clothing, including sunglasses. Other temporary side effects of PDT are related to the treatment of specific areas and can include coughing, trouble swallowing, abdominal pain, and painful breathing or shortness of breath. In December 1995, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a photosensitizing agent called porfimer sodium, or Photofrin®, to relieve symptoms of esophageal cancer that is causing an obstruction and for esophageal cancer that cannot be satisfactorily treated with lasers alone. In January 1998, the FDA approved porfimer sodium for the treatment of early nonsmall cell lung cancer in patients for whom the usual treatments for lung cancer are not appropriate. The National Cancer Institute and other institutions are supporting clinical trials (research studies) to evaluate the use of photodynamic therapy for several types of cancer, including cancers of the bladder, brain, larynx, and oral cavity.

In yet another embodiment, laser therapy is used to harness high-intensity light to destroy cancer cells. This technique is often used to relieve symptoms of cancer such as bleeding or obstruction, especially when the cancer cannot be cured by other treatments. It may also be used to treat cancer by shrinking or destroying tumors. The term “laser” stands for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Ordinary light, such as that from a light bulb, has many wavelengths and spreads in all directions. Laser light, on the other hand, has a specific wavelength and is focused in a narrow beam. This type of high-intensity light contains a lot of energy. Lasers are very powerful and may be used to cut through steel or to shape diamonds. Lasers also can be used for very precise surgical work, such as repairing a damaged retina in the eye or cutting through tissue (in place of a scalpel). Although there are several different kinds of lasers, only three kinds have gained wide use in medicine: Carbon dioxide (CO₂) laser—This type of laser can remove thin layers from the skin's surface without penetrating the deeper layers. This technique is particularly useful in treating tumors that have not spread deep into the skin and certain precancerous conditions. As an alternative to traditional scalpel surgery, the CO₂ laser is also able to cut the skin. The laser is used in this way to remove skin cancers. Neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser—Light from this laser can penetrate deeper into tissue than light from the other types of lasers, and it can cause blood to clot quickly. It can be carried through optical fibers to less accessible parts of the body. This type of laser is sometimes used to treat throat cancers. Argon laser—This laser can pass through only superficial layers of tissue and is therefore useful in dermatology and in eye surgery. It also is used with light-sensitive dyes to treat tumors in a procedure known as photodynamic therapy (PDT). Lasers have several advantages over standard surgical tools, including: Lasers are more precise than scalpels. Tissue near an incision is protected, since there is little contact with surrounding skin or other tissue. The heat produced by lasers sterilizes the surgery site, thus reducing the risk of infection. Less operating time may be needed because the precision of the laser allows for a smaller incision. Healing time is often shortened; since laser heat seals blood vessels, there is less bleeding, swelling, or scarring. Laser surgery may be less complicated. For example, with fiber optics, laser light can be directed to parts of the body without making a large incision. More procedures may be done on an outpatient basis. Lasers can be used in two ways to treat cancer: by shrinking or destroying a tumor with heat, or by activating a chemical—known as a photosensitizing agent—that destroys cancer cells. In PDT, a photosensitizing agent is retained in cancer cells and can be stimulated by light to cause a reaction that kills cancer cells. CO₂ and Nd:YAG lasers are used to shrink or destroy tumors. They may be used with endoscopes, tubes that allow physicians to see into certain areas of the body, such as the bladder. The light from some lasers can be transmitted through a flexible endoscope fitted with fiber optics. This allows physicians to see and work in parts of the body that could not otherwise be reached except by surgery and therefore allows very precise aiming of the laser beam. Lasers also may be used with low-power microscopes, giving the doctor a clear view of the site being treated. Used with other instruments, laser systems can produce a cutting area as small as 200 microns in diameter—less than the width of a very fine thread. Lasers are used to treat many types of cancer. Laser surgery is a standard treatment for certain stages of glottis (vocal cord), cervical, skin, lung, vaginal, vulvar, and penile cancers. In addition to its use to destroy the cancer, laser surgery is also used to help relieve symptoms caused by cancer (palliative care). For example, lasers may be used to shrink or destroy a tumor that is blocking a patient's trachea (windpipe), making it easier to breathe. It is also sometimes used for palliation in colorectal and anal cancer. Laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) is one of the most recent developments in laser therapy. LITT uses the same idea as a cancer treatment called hyperthermia; that heat may help shrink tumors by damaging cells or depriving them of substances they need to live. In this treatment, lasers are directed to interstitial areas (areas between organs) in the body. The laser light then raises the temperature of the tumor, which damages or destroys cancer cells.

The duration and/or dose of treatment with anti-immune checkpoint therapies may vary according to the particular anti-immune checkpoint agent or combination thereof. An appropriate treatment time for a particular cancer therapeutic agent will be appreciated by the skilled artisan. The present invention contemplates the continued assessment of optimal treatment schedules for each cancer therapeutic agent, where the phenotype of the cancer of the subject as determined by the methods of the present invention is a factor in determining optimal treatment doses and schedules.

Any means for the introduction of a polynucleotide into mammals, human or non-human, or cells thereof may be adapted to the practice of this invention for the delivery of the various constructs of the present invention into the intended recipient. In one embodiment of the present invention, the DNA constructs are delivered to cells by transfection, i.e., by delivery of “naked” DNA or in a complex with a colloidal dispersion system. A colloidal system includes macromolecule complexes, nanocapsules, microspheres, beads, and lipid-based systems including oil-in-water emulsions, micelles, mixed micelles, and liposomes. The preferred colloidal system of this invention is a lipid-complexed or liposome-formulated DNA. In the former approach, prior to formulation of DNA, e.g., with lipid, a plasmid containing a transgene bearing the desired DNA constructs may first be experimentally optimized for expression (e.g., inclusion of an intron in the 5′ untranslated region and elimination of unnecessary sequences (Felgner, et al., Ann NY Acad Sci 126-139, 1995). Formulation of DNA, e.g. with various lipid or liposome materials, may then be effected using known methods and materials and delivered to the recipient mammal. See, e.g., Canonico et al, Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 10:24-29, 1994; Tsan et al, Am J Physiol 268; Alton et al., Nat Genet. 5:135-142, 1993 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,679,647 by Carson et al.

The targeting of liposomes can be classified based on anatomical and mechanistic factors. Anatomical classification is based on the level of selectivity, for example, organ-specific, cell-specific, and organelle-specific. Mechanistic targeting can be distinguished based upon whether it is passive or active. Passive targeting utilizes the natural tendency of liposomes to distribute to cells of the reticulo-endothelial system (RES) in organs, which contain sinusoidal capillaries. Active targeting, on the other hand, involves alteration of the liposome by coupling the liposome to a specific ligand such as a monoclonal antibody, sugar, glycolipid, or protein, or by changing the composition or size of the liposome in order to achieve targeting to organs and cell types other than the naturally occurring sites of localization.

The surface of the targeted delivery system may be modified in a variety of ways. In the case of a liposomal targeted delivery system, lipid groups can be incorporated into the lipid bilayer of the liposome in order to maintain the targeting ligand in stable association with the liposomal bilayer. Various linking groups can be used for joining the lipid chains to the targeting ligand. Naked DNA or DNA associated with a delivery vehicle, e.g., liposomes, can be administered to several sites in a subject (see below).

Nucleic acids can be delivered in any desired vector. These include viral or non-viral vectors, including adenovirus vectors, adeno-associated virus vectors, retrovirus vectors, lentivirus vectors, and plasmid vectors. Exemplary types of viruses include HSV (herpes simplex virus), AAV (adeno associated virus), HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), BIV (bovine immunodeficiency virus), and MLV (murine leukemia virus). Nucleic acids can be administered in any desired format that provides sufficiently efficient delivery levels, including in virus particles, in liposomes, in nanoparticles, and complexed to polymers.

The nucleic acids encoding a protein or nucleic acid of interest may be in a plasmid or viral vector, or other vector as is known in the art. Such vectors are well known and any can be selected for a particular application. In one embodiment of the present invention, the gene delivery vehicle comprises a promoter and a demethylase coding sequence. Preferred promoters are tissue-specific promoters and promoters which are activated by cellular proliferation, such as the thymidine kinase and thymidylate synthase promoters. Other preferred promoters include promoters which are activatable by infection with a virus, such as the α- and β-interferon promoters, and promoters which are activatable by a hormone, such as estrogen. Other promoters which can be used include the Moloney virus LTR, the CMV promoter, and the mouse albumin promoter. A promoter may be constitutive or inducible.

In another embodiment, naked polynucleotide molecules are used as gene delivery vehicles, as described in WO 90/11092 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,580,859. Such gene delivery vehicles can be either growth factor DNA or RNA and, in certain embodiments, are linked to killed adenovirus. Curiel et al., Hum. Gene. Ther. 3:147-154, 1992. Other vehicles which can optionally be used include DNA-ligand (Wu et al., J. Biol. Chem. 264:16985-16987, 1989), lipid-DNA combinations (Felgner et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84:7413 7417, 1989), liposomes (Wang et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 84:7851-7855, 1987) and microprojectiles (Williams et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 88:2726-2730, 1991).

A gene delivery vehicle can optionally comprise viral sequences such as a viral origin of replication or packaging signal. These viral sequences can be selected from viruses such as astrovirus, coronavirus, orthomyxovirus, papovavirus, paramyxovirus, parvovirus, picornavirus, poxvirus, retrovirus, togavirus or adenovirus. In a preferred embodiment, the growth factor gene delivery vehicle is a recombinant retroviral vector. Recombinant retroviruses and various uses thereof have been described in numerous references including, for example, Mann et al., Cell 33:153, 1983, Cane and Mulligan, Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci. USA 81:6349, 1984, Miller et al., Human Gene Therapy 1:5-14, 1990, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,405,712, 4,861,719, and 4,980,289, and PCT Application Nos. WO 89/02,468, WO 89/05,349, and WO 90/02,806. Numerous retroviral gene delivery vehicles can be utilized in the present invention, including for example those described in EP 0,415,731; WO 90/07936; WO 94/03622; WO 93/25698; WO 93/25234; U.S. Pat. No. 5,219,740; WO 9311230; WO 9310218; Vile and Hart, Cancer Res. 53:3860-3864, 1993; Vile and Hart, Cancer Res. 53:962-967, 1993; Ram et al., Cancer Res. 53:83-88, 1993; Takamiya et al., J. Neurosci. Res. 33:493-503, 1992; Baba et al., J. Neurosurg. 79:729-735, 1993 (U.S. Pat. No. 4,777,127, GB 2,200,651, EP 0,345,242 and WO91/02805).

Other viral vector systems that can be used to deliver a polynucleotide of the present invention have been derived from herpes virus, e.g., Herpes Simplex Virus (U.S. Pat. No. 5,631,236 by Woo et al., issued May 20, 1997 and WO 00/08191 by Neurovex), vaccinia virus (Ridgeway (1988) Ridgeway, “Mammalian expression vectors,” In: Rodriguez R L, Denhardt D T, ed. Vectors: A survey of molecular cloning vectors and their uses. Stoneham: Butterworth; Baichwal and Sugden (1986) “Vectors for gene transfer derived from animal DNA viruses: Transient and stable expression of transferred genes,” In: Kucherlapati R, ed. Gene transfer. New York: Plenum Press; Coupar et al. (1988) Gene, 68:1-10), and several RNA viruses. Preferred viruses include an alphavirus, a poxivirus, an arena virus, a vaccinia virus, a polio virus, and the like. They offer several attractive features for various mammalian cells (Friedmann (1989) Science, 244:1275-1281; Ridgeway, 1988, supra; Baichwal and Sugden, 1986, supra; Coupar et al., 1988; Horwich et al. (1990) J. Virol., 64:642-650).

In other embodiments, target DNA in the genome can be manipulated using well-known methods in the art. For example, the target DNA in the genome can be manipulated by deletion, insertion, and/or mutation are retroviral insertion, artificial chromosome techniques, gene insertion, random insertion with tissue specific promoters, gene targeting, transposable elements and/or any other method for introducing foreign DNA or producing modified DNA/modified nuclear DNA. Other modification techniques include deleting DNA sequences from a genome and/or altering nuclear DNA sequences. Nuclear DNA sequences, for example, may be altered by site-directed mutagenesis.

In other embodiments, recombinant biomarker polypeptides, and fragments thereof, can be administered to subjects. In some embodiments, fusion proteins can be constructed and administered which have enhanced biological properties. In addition, the biomarker polypeptides, and fragment thereof, can be modified according to well-known pharmacological methods in the art (e.g., pegylation, glycosylation, oligomerization, etc.) in order to further enhance desirable biological activities, such as increased bioavailability and decreased proteolytic degradation.

4. Clincal Efficacy

Clinical efficacy can be measured by any method known in the art. For example, the response to a therapy, such as anti-immune checkpoint therapies, relates to any response of the cancer, e.g., a tumor, to the therapy, preferably to a change in tumor mass and/or volume after initiation of neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy. Tumor response may be assessed in a neoadjuvant or adjuvant situation where the size of a tumor after systemic intervention can be compared to the initial size and dimensions as measured by CT, PET, mammogram, ultrasound or palpation and the cellularity of a tumor can be estimated histologically and compared to the cellularity of a tumor biopsy taken before initiation of treatment. Response may also be assessed by caliper measurement or pathological examination of the tumor after biopsy or surgical resection. Response may be recorded in a quantitative fashion like percentage change in tumor volume or cellularity or using a semi-quantitative scoring system such as residual cancer burden (Symmans et al., J. Clin. Oncol. (2007) 25:4414-4422) or Miller-Payne score (Ogston et al., (2003) Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) 12:320-327) in a qualitative fashion like “pathological complete response” (pCR), “clinical complete remission” (cCR), “clinical partial remission” (cPR), “clinical stable disease” (cSD), “clinical progressive disease” (cPD) or other qualitative criteria. Assessment of tumor response may be performed early after the onset of neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy, e.g., after a few hours, days, weeks or preferably after a few months. A typical endpoint for response assessment is upon termination of neoadjuvant chemotherapy or upon surgical removal of residual tumor cells and/or the tumor bed.

In some embodiments, clinical efficacy of the therapeutic treatments described herein may be determined by measuring the clinical benefit rate (CBR). The clinical benefit rate is measured by determining the sum of the percentage of patients who are in complete remission (CR), the number of patients who are in partial remission (PR) and the number of patients having stable disease (SD) at a time point at least 6 months out from the end of therapy. The shorthand for this formula is CBR=CR+PR+SD over 6 months. In some embodiments, the CBR for a particular anti-immune checkpoint therapeutic regimen is at least 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, or more.

Additional criteria for evaluating the response to anti-immune checkpoint therapies are related to “survival,” which includes all of the following: survival until mortality, also known as overall survival (wherein said mortality may be either irrespective of cause or tumor related); “recurrence-free survival” (wherein the term recurrence shall include both localized and distant recurrence); metastasis free survival; disease free survival (wherein the term disease shall include cancer and diseases associated therewith). The length of said survival may be calculated by reference to a defined start point (e.g., time of diagnosis or start of treatment) and end point (e.g., death, recurrence or metastasis). In addition, criteria for efficacy of treatment can be expanded to include response to chemotherapy, probability of survival, probability of metastasis within a given time period, and probability of tumor recurrence.

For example, in order to determine appropriate threshold values, a particular anti-immune checkpoint therapeutic regimen can be administered to a population of subjects and the outcome can be correlated to biomarker measurements that were determined prior to administration of any immune checkpoint therapy. The outcome measurement may be pathologic response to therapy given in the neoadjuvant setting. Alternatively, outcome measures, such as overall survival and disease-free survival can be monitored over a period of time for subjects following immune checkpoint therapy for whom biomarker measurement values are known. In certain embodiments, the same doses of anti-immune checkpoint agents are administered to each subject. In related embodiments, the doses administered are standard doses known in the art for anti-immune checkpoint agents. The period of time for which subjects are monitored can vary. For example, subjects may be monitored for at least 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, or 60 months. Biomarker measurement threshold values that correlate to outcome of an immune checkpoint therapy can be determined using methods such as those described in the Examples section.

5. Further Uses and Methods of the Present Invention

The methods described herein can be used in a variety of diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic applications. In any method described herein, such as a diagnostic method, prognostic method, therapeutic method, or combination thereof, all steps of the method can be performed by a single actor or, alternatively, by more than one actor. For example, diagnosis can be performed directly by the actor providing therapeutic treatment. Alternatively, a person providing a therapeutic agent can request that a diagnostic assay be performed. The diagnostician and/or the therapeutic interventionist can interpret the diagnostic assay results to determine a therapeutic strategy. Similarly, such alternative processes can apply to other assays, such as prognostic assays. The compositions described herein can also be used in a variety of diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic applications regarding biomarkers described herein, such as those listed in Table 1. Moreover, any method of diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and the like described herein can be be applied to a therapy or test agent of interest, such as immune checkpoint therapies, EGFR therapies, anti-cancer therapies, and the like.

a. Screening Methods

One aspect of the present invention relates to screening assays, including non-cell based assays. In one embodiment, the assays provide a method for identifying whether a cancer is likely to respond to immune checkpoint therapy and/or whether an agent can inhibit the growth of or kill a cancer cell that is unlikely to respond to immune checkpoint therapy.

In one embodiment, the present invention relates to assays for screening test agents which bind to, or modulate the biological activity of, at least one biomarker listed in Table 1. In one embodiment, a method for identifying such an agent entails determining the ability of the agent to modulate, e.g. inhibit, the at least one biomarker listed in Table 1.

In one embodiment, an assay is a cell-free or cell-based assay, comprising contacting at least one biomarker listed in Table 1, with a test agent, and determining the ability of the test agent to modulate (e.g. inhibit) the enzymatic activity of the biomarker, such as by measuring direct binding of substrates or by measuring indirect parameters as described below.

For example, in a direct binding assay, biomarker protein (or their respective target polypeptides or molecules) can be coupled with a radioisotope or enzymatic label such that binding can be determined by detecting the labeled protein or molecule in a complex. For example, the targets can be labeled with ¹²⁵I, ³⁵S, ¹⁴C, or ³H, either directly or indirectly, and the radioisotope detected by direct counting of radioemmission or by scintillation counting. Alternatively, the targets can be enzymatically labeled with, for example, horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase, or luciferase, and the enzymatic label detected by determination of conversion of an appropriate substrate to product. Determining the interaction between biomarker and substrate can also be accomplished using standard binding or enzymatic analysis assays. In one or more embodiments of the above described assay methods, it may be desirable to immobilize polypeptides or molecules to facilitate separation of complexed from uncomplexed forms of one or both of the proteins or molecules, as well as to accommodate automation of the assay.

Binding of a test agent to a target can be accomplished in any vessel suitable for containing the reactants. Non-limiting examples of such vessels include microtiter plates, test tubes, and micro-centrifuge tubes. Immobilized forms of the antibodies of the present invention can also include antibodies bound to a solid phase like a porous, microporous (with an average pore diameter less than about one micron) or macroporous (with an average pore diameter of more than about 10 microns) material, such as a membrane, cellulose, nitrocellulose, or glass fibers; a bead, such as that made of agarose or polyacrylamide or latex; or a surface of a dish, plate, or well, such as one made of polystyrene.

In an alternative embodiment, determining the ability of the agent to modulate the interaction between the biomarker and a substrate or a biomarker and its natural binding partner can be accomplished by determining the ability of the test agent to modulate the activity of a polypeptide or other product that functions downstream or upstream of its position within the signaling pathway (e.g., feedback loops). Such feedback loops are well-known in the art (see, for example, Chen and Guillemin (2009) Int. J. Tryptophan Res. 2:1-19).

The present invention further pertains to novel agents identified by the above-described screening assays. Accordingly, it is within the scope of this invention to further use an agent identified as described herein in an appropriate animal model. For example, an agent identified as described herein can be used in an animal model to determine the efficacy, toxicity, or side effects of treatment with such an agent. Alternatively, an antibody identified as described herein can be used in an animal model to determine the mechanism of action of such an agent.

b. Predictive Medicine

The present invention also pertains to the field of predictive medicine in which diagnostic assays, prognostic assays, and monitoring clinical trials are used for prognostic (predictive) purposes to thereby treat an individual prophylactically. Accordingly, one aspect of the present invention relates to diagnostic assays for determining the amount and/or activity level of a biomarker listed in Table 1 in the context of a biological sample (e.g., blood, serum, cells, or tissue) to thereby determine whether an individual afflicted with a cancer is likely to respond to immune checkpoint therapy, whether in an original or recurrent cancer. Such assays can be used for prognostic or predictive purpose to thereby prophylactically treat an individual prior to the onset or after recurrence of a disorder characterized by or associated with biomarker polypeptide, nucleic acid expression or activity. The skilled artisan will appreciate that any method can use one or more (e.g., combinations) of biomarkers listed in Table 1.

Another aspect of the present invention pertains to monitoring the influence of agents (e.g., drugs, compounds, and small nucleic acid-based molecules) on the expression or activity of a biomarker listed in Table 1. These and other agents are described in further detail in the following sections.

The skilled artisan will also appreciate that, in certain embodiments, the methods of the present invention implement a computer program and computer system. For example, a computer program can be used to perform the algorithms described herein. A computer system can also store and manipulate data generated by the methods of the present invention which comprises a plurality of biomarker signal changes/profiles which can be used by a computer system in implementing the methods of this invention. In certain embodiments, a computer system receives biomarker expression data; (ii) stores the data; and (iii) compares the data in any number of ways described herein (e.g., analysis relative to appropriate controls) to determine the state of informative biomarkers from cancerous or pre-cancerous tissue. In other embodiments, a computer system (i) compares the determined expression biomarker level to a threshold value; and (ii) outputs an indication of whether said biomarker level is significantly modulated (e.g., above or below) the threshold value, or a phenotype based on said indication.

In certain embodiments, such computer systems are also considered part of the present invention. Numerous types of computer systems can be used to implement the analytic methods of this invention according to knowledge possessed by a skilled artisan in the bioinformatics and/or computer arts. Several software components can be loaded into memory during operation of such a computer system. The software components can comprise both software components that are standard in the art and components that are special to the present invention (e.g., dCHIP software described in Lin et al. (2004) Bioinformatics 20, 1233-1240; radial basis machine learning algorithms (RBM) known in the art).

The methods of the present invention can also be programmed or modeled in mathematical software packages that allow symbolic entry of equations and high-level specification of processing, including specific algorithms to be used, thereby freeing a user of the need to procedurally program individual equations and algorithms. Such packages include, e.g., Matlab from Mathworks (Natick, Mass.), Mathematica from Wolfram Research (Champaign, Ill.) or S-Plus from MathSoft (Seattle, Wash.).

In certain embodiments, the computer comprises a database for storage of biomarker data. Such stored profiles can be accessed and used to perform comparisons of interest at a later point in time. For example, biomarker expression profiles of a sample derived from the non-cancerous tissue of a subject and/or profiles generated from population-based distributions of informative loci of interest in relevant populations of the same species can be stored and later compared to that of a sample derived from the cancerous tissue of the subject or tissue suspected of being cancerous of the subject.

In addition to the exemplary program structures and computer systems described herein, other, alternative program structures and computer systems will be readily apparent to the skilled artisan. Such alternative systems, which do not depart from the above described computer system and programs structures either in spirit or in scope, are therefore intended to be comprehended within the accompanying claims.

c. Diagnostic Assays

The present invention provides, in part, methods, systems, and code for accurately classifying whether a biological sample is associated with a cancer that is likely to respond to immune checkpoint therapy. In some embodiments, the present invention is useful for classifying a sample (e.g., from a subject) as associated with or at risk for responding to or not responding to immune checkpoint therapy using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data (e.g., the amount or activity of a biomarker listed in Table 1).

An exemplary method for detecting the amount or activity of a biomarker listed in Table 1, and thus useful for classifying whether a sample is likely or unlikely to respond to immune checkpoint therapy involves obtaining a biological sample from a test subject and contacting the biological sample with an agent, such as a protein-binding agent like an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, or a nucleic acid-binding agent like an oligonucleotide, capable of detecting the amount or activity of the biomarker in the biological sample. In some embodiments, at least one antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is used, wherein two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more such antibodies or antibody fragments can be used in combination (e.g., in sandwich ELISAs) or in serial. In certain instances, the statistical algorithm is a single learning statistical classifier system. For example, a single learning statistical classifier system can be used to classify a sample as a based upon a prediction or probability value and the presence or level of the biomarker. The use of a single learning statistical classifier system typically classifies the sample as, for example, a likely immune checkpoint therapy responder or progressor sample with a sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and/or overall accuracy of at least about 75%, 76%, 77%, 78%, 79%, 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99%.

Other suitable statistical algorithms are well known to those of skill in the art. For example, learning statistical classifier systems include a machine learning algorithmic technique capable of adapting to complex data sets (e.g., panel of markers of interest) and making decisions based upon such data sets. In some embodiments, a single learning statistical classifier system such as a classification tree (e.g., random forest) is used. In other embodiments, a combination of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or more learning statistical classifier systems are used, preferably in tandem. Examples of learning statistical classifier systems include, but are not limited to, those using inductive learning (e.g., decision/classification trees such as random forests, classification and regression trees (C&RT), boosted trees, etc.), Probably Approximately Correct (PAC) learning, connectionist learning (e.g., neural networks (NN), artificial neural networks (ANN), neuro fuzzy networks (NFN), network structures, perceptrons such as multi-layer perceptrons, multi-layer feed-forward networks, applications of neural networks, Bayesian learning in belief networks, etc.), reinforcement learning (e.g., passive learning in a known environment such as naive learning, adaptive dynamic learning, and temporal difference learning, passive learning in an unknown environment, active learning in an unknown environment, learning action-value functions, applications of reinforcement learning, etc.), and genetic algorithms and evolutionary programming. Other learning statistical classifier systems include support vector machines (e.g., Kernel methods), multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS), Levenberg-Marquardt algorithms, Gauss-Newton algorithms, mixtures of Gaussians, gradient descent algorithms, and learning vector quantization (LVQ). In certain embodiments, the method of the present invention further comprises sending the sample classification results to a clinician, e.g., an oncologist.

In another embodiment, the diagnosis of a subject is followed by administering to the individual a therapeutically effective amount of a defined treatment based upon the diagnosis.

In one embodiment, the methods further involve obtaining a control biological sample (e.g., biological sample from a subject who does not have a cancer or whose cancer is susceptible to immune checkpoint therapy), a biological sample from the subject during remission, or a biological sample from the subject during treatment for developing a cancer progressing despite immune checkpoint therapy.

d. Prognostic Assays

The diagnostic methods described herein can furthermore be utilized to identify subjects having or at risk of developing a cancer that is likely or unlikely to be responsive to immune checkpoint therapy. The assays described herein, such as the preceding diagnostic assays or the following assays, can be utilized to identify a subject having or at risk of developing a disorder associated with a misregulation of the amount or activity of at least one biomarker described in Table 1, such as in cancer. Alternatively, the prognostic assays can be utilized to identify a subject having or at risk for developing a disorder associated with a misregulation of the at least one biomarker described in Table 1, such as in cancer. Furthermore, the prognostic assays described herein can be used to determine whether a subject can be administered an agent (e.g., an agonist, antagonist, peptidomimetic, polypeptide, peptide, nucleic acid, small molecule, or other drug candidate) to treat a disease or disorder associated with the aberrant biomarker expression or activity.

e. Treatment Methods

The compositions described herein (including dual binding antibodies and derivatives and conjugates thereof) can be used in a variety of in vitro and in vivo therapeutic applications using the formulations and/or combinations described herein. In one embodiment, anti-immune checkpoint agents can be used to treat cancers determined to be responsive thereto. For example, antibodies that block the interaction between PD-L1, PD-L2, and/or CTLA-4 and their receptors (e.g., PD-L1 binding to PD-1, PD-L2 binding to PD-1, and the like) can be used to treat cancer in subjects identified as likely responding thereto.

6. Pharmaceutical Compositions

In another aspect, the present invention provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions which comprise a therapeutically-effective amount of an agent that modulates (e.g., decreases) biomarker expression and/or activity, formulated together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers (additives) and/or diluents. As described in detail below, the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention may be specially formulated for administration in solid or liquid form, including those adapted for the following: (1) oral administration, for example, drenches (aqueous or non-aqueous solutions or suspensions), tablets, boluses, powders, granules, pastes; (2) parenteral administration, for example, by subcutaneous, intramuscular or intravenous injection as, for example, a sterile solution or suspension; (3) topical application, for example, as a cream, ointment or spray applied to the skin; (4) intravaginally or intrarectally, for example, as a pessary, cream or foam; or (5) aerosol, for example, as an aqueous aerosol, liposomal preparation or solid particles containing the compound.

The phrase “therapeutically-effective amount” as used herein means that amount of an agent that modulates (e.g., inhibits) biomarker expression and/or activity, or expression and/or activity of the complex, or composition comprising an agent that modulates (e.g., inhibits) biomarker expression and/or activity, or expression and/or activity of the complex, which is effective for producing some desired therapeutic effect, e.g., cancer treatment, at a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.

The phrase “pharmaceutically acceptable” is employed herein to refer to those agents, materials, compositions, and/or dosage forms which are, within the scope of sound medical judgment, suitable for use in contact with the tissues of human beings and animals without excessive toxicity, irritation, allergic response, or other problem or complication, commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.

The phrase “pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier” as used herein means a pharmaceutically-acceptable material, composition or vehicle, such as a liquid or solid filler, diluent, excipient, solvent or encapsulating material, involved in carrying or transporting the subject chemical from one organ, or portion of the body, to another organ, or portion of the body. Each carrier must be “acceptable” in the sense of being compatible with the other ingredients of the formulation and not injurious to the subject. Some examples of materials which can serve as pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers include: (1) sugars, such as lactose, glucose and sucrose; (2) starches, such as corn starch and potato starch; (3) cellulose, and its derivatives, such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose and cellulose acetate; (4) powdered tragacanth; (5) malt; (6) gelatin; (7) talc; (8) excipients, such as cocoa butter and suppository waxes; (9) oils, such as peanut oil, cottonseed oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, olive oil, corn oil and soybean oil; (10) glycols, such as propylene glycol; (11) polyols, such as glycerin, sorbitol, mannitol and polyethylene glycol; (12) esters, such as ethyl oleate and ethyl laurate; (13) agar; (14) buffering agents, such as magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide; (15) alginic acid; (16) pyrogen-free water; (17) isotonic saline; (18) Ringer's solution; (19) ethyl alcohol; (20) phosphate buffer solutions; and (21) other non-toxic compatible substances employed in pharmaceutical formulations.

The term “pharmaceutically-acceptable salts” refers to the relatively non-toxic, inorganic and organic acid addition salts of the agents that modulates (e.g., inhibits) biomarker expression and/or activity, or expression and/or activity of the complex encompassed by the present invention. These salts can be prepared in situ during the final isolation and purification of the respiration uncoupling agents, or by separately reacting a purified respiration uncoupling agent in its free base form with a suitable organic or inorganic acid, and isolating the salt thus formed. ReRepresentative salts include the hydrobromide, hydrochloride, sulfate, bisulfate, phosphate, nitrate, acetate, valerate, oleate, palmitate, stearate, laurate, benzoate, lactate, phosphate, tosylate, citrate, maleate, fumarate, succinate, tartrate, napthylate, mesylate, glucoheptonate, lactobionate, and laurylsulphonate salts and the like (See, for example, Berge et al. (1977) “Pharmaceutical Salts”, J. Pharm. Sci. 66:1-19).

In other cases, the agents useful in the methods of the present invention may contain one or more acidic functional groups and, thus, are capable of forming pharmaceutically-acceptable salts with pharmaceutically-acceptable bases. The term “pharmaceutically-acceptable salts” in these instances refers to the relatively non-toxic, inorganic and organic base addition salts of agents that modulates (e.g., inhibits) biomarker expression and/or activity, or expression and/or activity of the complex. These salts can likewise be prepared in situ during the final isolation and purification of the respiration uncoupling agents, or by separately reacting the purified respiration uncoupling agent in its free acid form with a suitable base, such as the hydroxide, carbonate or bicarbonate of a pharmaceutically-acceptable metal cation, with ammonia, or with a pharmaceutically-acceptable organic primary, secondary or tertiary amine. ReRepresentative alkali or alkaline earth salts include the lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and aluminum salts and the like. ReRepresentative organic amines useful for the formation of base addition salts include ethylamine, diethylamine, ethylenediamine, ethanolamine, diethanolamine, piperazine and the like (see, for example, Berge et al., supra).

Wetting agents, emulsifiers and lubricants, such as sodium lauryl sulfate and magnesium stearate, as well as coloring agents, release agents, coating agents, sweetening, flavoring and perfuming agents, preservatives and antioxidants can also be present in the compositions.

Examples of pharmaceutically-acceptable antioxidants include: (1) water soluble antioxidants, such as ascorbic acid, cysteine hydrochloride, sodium bisulfate, sodium metabisulfite, sodium sulfite and the like; (2) oil-soluble antioxidants, such as ascorbyl palmitate, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), lecithin, propyl gallate, alpha-tocopherol, and the like; and (3) metal chelating agents, such as citric acid, ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), sorbitol, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, and the like.

Formulations useful in the methods of the present invention include those suitable for oral, nasal, topical (including buccal and sublingual), rectal, vaginal, aerosol and/or parenteral administration. The formulations may conveniently be presented in unit dosage form and may be prepared by any methods well known in the art of pharmacy. The amount of active ingredient which can be combined with a carrier material to produce a single dosage form will vary depending upon the host being treated, the particular mode of administration. The amount of active ingredient, which can be combined with a carrier material to produce a single dosage form will generally be that amount of the compound which produces a therapeutic effect. Generally, out of one hundred percent, this amount will range from about 1 percent to about ninety-nine percent of active ingredient, preferably from about 5 percent to about 70 percent, most preferably from about 10 percent to about 30 percent.

Methods of preparing these formulations or compositions include the step of bringing into association an agent that modulates (e.g., inhibits) biomarker expression and/or activity, with the carrier and, optionally, one or more accessory ingredients. In general, the formulations are prepared by uniformly and intimately bringing into association a respiration uncoupling agent with liquid carriers, or finely divided solid carriers, or both, and then, if necessary, shaping the product.

Formulations suitable for oral administration may be in the form of capsules, cachets, pills, tablets, lozenges (using a flavored basis, usually sucrose and acacia or tragacanth), powders, granules, or as a solution or a suspension in an aqueous or non-aqueous liquid, or as an oil-in-water or water-in-oil liquid emulsion, or as an elixir or syrup, or as pastilles (using an inert base, such as gelatin and glycerin, or sucrose and acacia) and/or as mouth washes and the like, each containing a predetermined amount of a respiration uncoupling agent as an active ingredient. A compound may also be administered as a bolus, electuary or paste.

In solid dosage forms for oral administration (capsules, tablets, pills, dragees, powders, granules and the like), the active ingredient is mixed with one or more pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers, such as sodium citrate or dicalcium phosphate, and/or any of the following: (1) fillers or extenders, such as starches, lactose, sucrose, glucose, mannitol, and/or silicic acid; (2) binders, such as, for example, carboxymethylcellulose, alginates, gelatin, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, sucrose and/or acacia; (3) humectants, such as glycerol; (4) disintegrating agents, such as agar-agar, calcium carbonate, potato or tapioca starch, alginic acid, certain silicates, and sodium carbonate; (5) solution retarding agents, such as paraffin; (6) absorption accelerators, such as quaternary ammonium compounds; (7) wetting agents, such as, for example, acetyl alcohol and glycerol monostearate; (8) absorbents, such as kaolin and bentonite clay; (9) lubricants, such a talc, calcium stearate, magnesium stearate, solid polyethylene glycols, sodium lauryl sulfate, and mixtures thereof; and (10) coloring agents. In the case of capsules, tablets and pills, the pharmaceutical compositions may also comprise buffering agents. Solid compositions of a similar type may also be employed as fillers in soft and hard-filled gelatin capsules using such excipients as lactose or milk sugars, as well as high molecular weight polyethylene glycols and the like.

A tablet may be made by compression or molding, optionally with one or more accessory ingredients. Compressed tablets may be prepared using binder (for example, gelatin or hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose), lubricant, inert diluent, preservative, disintegrant (for example, sodium starch glycolate or cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose), surface-active or dispersing agent. Molded tablets may be made by molding in a suitable machine a mixture of the powdered peptide or peptidomimetic moistened with an inert liquid diluent.

Tablets, and other solid dosage forms, such as dragees, capsules, pills and granules, may optionally be scored or prepared with coatings and shells, such as enteric coatings and other coatings well known in the pharmaceutical-formulating art. They may also be formulated so as to provide slow or controlled release of the active ingredient therein using, for example, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose in varying proportions to provide the desired release profile, other polymer matrices, liposomes and/or microspheres. They may be sterilized by, for example, filtration through a bacteria-retaining filter, or by incorporating sterilizing agents in the form of sterile solid compositions, which can be dissolved in sterile water, or some other sterile injectable medium immediately before use. These compositions may also optionally contain opacifying agents and may be of a composition that they release the active ingredient(s) only, or preferentially, in a certain portion of the gastrointestinal tract, optionally, in a delayed manner. Examples of embedding compositions, which can be used include polymeric substances and waxes. The active ingredient can also be in micro-encapsulated form, if appropriate, with one or more of the above-described excipients.

Liquid dosage forms for oral administration include pharmaceutically acceptable emulsions, microemulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups and elixirs. In addition to the active ingredient, the liquid dosage forms may contain inert diluents commonly used in the art, such as, for example, water or other solvents, solubilizing agents and emulsifiers, such as ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, ethyl carbonate, ethyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, propylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, oils (in particular, cottonseed, groundnut, corn, germ, olive, castor and sesame oils), glycerol, tetrahydrofuryl alcohol, polyethylene glycols and fatty acid esters of sorbitan, and mixtures thereof.

Besides inert diluents, the oral compositions can also include adjuvants such as wetting agents, emulsifying and suspending agents, sweetening, flavoring, coloring, perfuming and preservative agents.

Suspensions, in addition to the active agent may contain suspending agents as, for example, ethoxylated isostearyl alcohols, polyoxyethylene sorbitol and sorbitan esters, microcrystalline cellulose, aluminum metahydroxide, bentonite, agar-agar and tragacanth, and mixtures thereof.

Formulations for rectal or vaginal administration may be presented as a suppository, which may be prepared by mixing one or more respiration uncoupling agents with one or more suitable nonirritating excipients or carriers comprising, for example, cocoa butter, polyethylene glycol, a suppository wax or a salicylate, and which is solid at room temperature, but liquid at body temperature and, therefore, will melt in the rectum or vaginal cavity and release the active agent.

Formulations which are suitable for vaginal administration also include pessaries, tampons, creams, gels, pastes, foams or spray formulations containing such carriers as are known in the art to be appropriate.

Dosage forms for the topical or transdermal administration of an agent that modulates (e.g., inhibits) biomarker expression and/or activity include powders, sprays, ointments, pastes, creams, lotions, gels, solutions, patches and inhalants. The active component may be mixed under sterile conditions with a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier, and with any preservatives, buffers, or propellants which may be required.

The ointments, pastes, creams and gels may contain, in addition to a respiration uncoupling agent, excipients, such as animal and vegetable fats, oils, waxes, paraffins, starch, tragacanth, cellulose derivatives, polyethylene glycols, silicones, bentonites, silicic acid, talc and zinc oxide, or mixtures thereof.

Powders and sprays can contain, in addition to an agent that modulates (e.g., inhibits) biomarker expression and/or activity, excipients such as lactose, talc, silicic acid, aluminum hydroxide, calcium silicates and polyamide powder, or mixtures of these substances. Sprays can additionally contain customary propellants, such as chlorofluorohydrocarbons and volatile unsubstituted hydrocarbons, such as butane and propane.

The agent that modulates (e.g., inhibits) biomarker expression and/or activity, can be alternatively administered by aerosol. This is accomplished by preparing an aqueous aerosol, liposomal preparation or solid particles containing the compound. A nonaqueous (e.g., fluorocarbon propellant) suspension could be used. Sonic nebulizers are preferred because they minimize exposing the agent to shear, which can result in degradation of the compound.

Ordinarily, an aqueous aerosol is made by formulating an aqueous solution or suspension of the agent together with conventional pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and stabilizers. The carriers and stabilizers vary with the requirements of the particular compound, but typically include nonionic surfactants (Tweens, Pluronics, or polyethylene glycol), innocuous proteins like serum albumin, sorbitan esters, oleic acid, lecithin, amino acids such as glycine, buffers, salts, sugars or sugar alcohols. Aerosols generally are prepared from isotonic solutions.

Transdermal patches have the added advantage of providing controlled delivery of a respiration uncoupling agent to the body. Such dosage forms can be made by dissolving or dispersing the agent in the proper medium. Absorption enhancers can also be used to increase the flux of the peptidomimetic across the skin. The rate of such flux can be controlled by either providing a rate controlling membrane or dispersing the peptidomimetic in a polymer matrix or gel.

Ophthalmic formulations, eye ointments, powders, solutions and the like, are also contemplated as being within the scope of this invention.

Pharmaceutical compositions of this invention suitable for parenteral administration comprise one or more respiration uncoupling agents in combination with one or more pharmaceutically-acceptable sterile isotonic aqueous or nonaqueous solutions, dispersions, suspensions or emulsions, or sterile powders which may be reconstituted into sterile injectable solutions or dispersions just prior to use, which may contain antioxidants, buffers, bacteriostats, solutes which render the formulation isotonic with the blood of the intended recipient or suspending or thickening agents.

Examples of suitable aqueous and nonaqueous carriers which may be employed in the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention include water, ethanol, polyols (such as glycerol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, and the like), and suitable mixtures thereof, vegetable oils, such as olive oil, and injectable organic esters, such as ethyl oleate. Proper fluidity can be maintained, for example, by the use of coating materials, such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the required particle size in the case of dispersions, and by the use of surfactants.

These compositions may also contain adjuvants such as preservatives, wetting agents, emulsifying agents and dispersing agents. Prevention of the action of microorganisms may be ensured by the inclusion of various antibacterial and antifungal agents, for example, paraben, chlorobutanol, phenol sorbic acid, and the like. It may also be desirable to include isotonic agents, such as sugars, sodium chloride, and the like into the compositions. In addition, prolonged absorption of the injectable pharmaceutical form may be brought about by the inclusion of agents which delay absorption such as aluminum monostearate and gelatin.

In some cases, in order to prolong the effect of a drug, it is desirable to slow the absorption of the drug from subcutaneous or intramuscular injection. This may be accomplished by the use of a liquid suspension of crystalline or amorphous material having poor water solubility. The rate of absorption of the drug then depends upon its rate of dissolution, which, in turn, may depend upon crystal size and crystalline form. Alternatively, delayed absorption of a parenterally-administered drug form is accomplished by dissolving or suspending the drug in an oil vehicle.

Injectable depot forms are made by forming microencapsule matrices of an agent that modulates (e.g., inhibits) biomarker expression and/or activity, in biodegradable polymers such as polylactide-polyglycolide. Depending on the ratio of drug to polymer, and the nature of the particular polymer employed, the rate of drug release can be controlled. Examples of other biodegradable polymers include poly(orthoesters) and poly(anhydrides). Depot injectable formulations are also prepared by entrapping the drug in liposomes or microemulsions, which are compatible with body tissue.

When the respiration uncoupling agents of the present invention are administered as pharmaceuticals, to humans and animals, they can be given per se or as a pharmaceutical composition containing, for example, 0.1 to 99.5% (more preferably, 0.5 to 90%) of active ingredient in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Actual dosage levels of the active ingredients in the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may be determined by the methods of the present invention so as to obtain an amount of the active ingredient, which is effective to achieve the desired therapeutic response for a particular subject, composition, and mode of administration, without being toxic to the subject.

The nucleic acid molecules of the present invention can be inserted into vectors and used as gene therapy vectors. Gene therapy vectors can be delivered to a subject by, for example, intravenous injection, local administration (see U.S. Pat. No. 5,328,470) or by stereotactic injection (see e.g., Chen et al. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:3054 3057). The pharmaceutical preparation of the gene therapy vector can include the gene therapy vector in an acceptable diluent, or can comprise a slow release matrix in which the gene delivery vehicle is imbedded. Alternatively, where the complete gene delivery vector can be produced intact from recombinant cells, e.g., retroviral vectors, the pharmaceutical preparation can include one or more cells which produce the gene delivery system.

The present invention also encompasses kits for detecting and/or modulating biomarkers described herein. A kit of the present invention may also include instructional materials disclosing or describing the use of the kit or an antibody of the disclosed invention in a method of the disclosed invention as provided herein. A kit may also include additional components to facilitate the particular application for which the kit is designed. For example, a kit may additionally contain means of detecting the label (e.g., enzyme substrates for enzymatic labels, filter sets to detect fluorescent labels, appropriate secondary labels such as a sheep anti-mouse-HRP, etc.) and reagents necessary for controls (e.g., control biological samples or standards). A kit may additionally include buffers and other reagents recognized for use in a method of the disclosed invention. Non-limiting examples include agents to reduce non-specific binding, such as a carrier protein or a detergent.

EXEMPLIFICATION

This invention is further illustrated by the following examples, which should not be construed as limiting.

Example 1: Materials and Methods for Examples 2-3

a. Meta-Analysis: Cohort Consolidation

Mutation annotation files, HLA types, and clinical annotations were obtained from published data. Standardized pipelines for somatic variant calling, mutational signature deconvolution, and neoantigen prediction were used. Patients were stratified into clinical benefit (CB) and no clinical benefit (NCB) as described in Van Allen et al. (2015) Science 350:207-211. Analyses were repeated using two other published response metrics (CB=PFS>6 months; CB=CR or PR; see at least Rizvi et al. (2015) Science 348:124-128 and Snyder et al. (2014) N. Engl. J. Med. 371:2189-2199).

Specifically, pre-treatment tumors from patients who received immune checkpoint blockade for metastatic cancer at the DFCI and partner institutions were sequenced at the Broad Institute (FIG. 1). Data sources listed in FIG. 1 include data from Zaretsky et al. (2016) New Engl. J. Med. 375:819-829 disclosing 4 patients treated with anti-PD-1 therapy for metastatic melanoma (Zaretsky); Van Allen et al. (2015) Science 350:207-211 disclosing treatment of metastatic melanoma patients across Germany with anti-CTLA-4 ipilimumab therapy (Schadendorf); Hugo et al. (2016) Cell 165:35-44 (Hugo); Rizvi et al. (2015) Science 348:124-128 (Rizvi); Snyder et al. (2014) N. Engl. J. Med. 371:2189-2199 (Synder); and samples obtained from patients treated with immune checkpoint therapies with clinical monitoring at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI, CANSEQ, BroadNext10, and Rizwan Haq). For example, samples from 2 patients for WES obtained from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute attending physician, Rizwan Haq (Rizwan Haq). Cancer types included melanoma, non-small-cell lung cancer, bladder cancer, anal cancer, sarcoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, including one previously published cohort in Van Allen et al. (2015) Science 350:207-211. Quality controls were included based on exclusion criteria and inclusion criteria (FIG. 2).

In addition, whole exome data from published clinical cohorts of patients who received immune checkpoint therapy for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (Rizvi et al. (2015) Science 348:124-128) and melanoma (Snyder et al. (2014) N. Engl. J. Med. 371:2189-2199; Hugo et al. (2016) Cell 165:35-44) were used in the meta-analysis.

In separate meta-analyses described in Example 3 below, mutation annotation files, HLA types, and clinical annotations were obtained from published data. In particular, published mutation annotation files (MAFs), clinical annotations, and neoantigen files were taken from the supplemental information of Rizvi et al. (2015) Science 348:124-128; Van Allen et al. (2015) Science 350:207-211; and Snyder et al. (2014) N. Engl. J. Med. 371:2189-2199. These files were joined to form the meta-analysis cohort. Enrichment in mutations in specific genes was assessed in this joined cohort using Fisher's exact test. The joined MAF was also processed through MutSigCV to identify genes significantly mutated throughout the cohort. Thus, standardized pipelines for somatic variant calling, mutational signature deconvolution, and neoantigen prediction were used. Patients were stratified into clinical benefit (CB) and no clinical benefit (NCB) as described in Van Allen et al. (2015) Science 350:207-211. Analyses were repeated using two other published response metrics (CB=PFS>6 months; CB=CR or PR).

b. Sample Preparation, DNA and RNA Extraction, and Sequencing

Sample preparation, DNA and RNA extraction, and sequencing information vary slightly between the studies described in Rizvi et al. (2015) Science 348:124-128; Van Allen et al. (2015) Science 350:207-211; and Snyder et al. (2014) N. Engl. J. Med. 371:2189-2199, and particular details of such methods used can be found in the supplemental information files of these three publications.

For other samples, such as metastatic melanoma samples described in Example 3, or unless otherwise described, sample preparation, DNA and RNA extraction, and sequencing information proceeded as described below. Briefly, after fixation and mounting, 5-10 10 μm slices from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor blocks were obtained, and tumor-enriched tissue was macrodissected. Paraffin was removed from FFPE sections and cores using CitriSolv™ (Fisher Scientific, Hampton, N.H.), followed by ethanol washes and tissue lysis overnight at 56° C. Samples were then incubated at 90° C. to remove DNA crosslinks, and DNA- and when possible, RNA-extraction was performed using Qiagen AllPrep DNA/RNA Mini Kit (#51306, Qiagen, Hilden, Germany). Germline DNA was obtained from adjacent PBMCs.

Whole exome and whole transcriptome sequencing of tumor and germline samples were performed as previously described (Van Allen et al. (2015) Science 350:207-211; Van Allen et al. (2014) Nat. Med. 20:682-688). All samples in the training cohort were sequenced using the Illumina exome, while a portion of the samples in the validation cohort were sequenced using the Agilent exome (Table 3A). The Illumina exome uses Illumina's in-solution DNA probe based hybrid selection method to target approximately 37.7 Mb of mainly exonic territory, using similar principles as the Broad Institute-Agilent Technologies developed in-solution RNA probe based hybrid selection method (Agilent SureSelect™ All Exon V2) (Fisher et al. (2011) Genome Biol. 12:R1; Gnirke et al. (2009) Nat. Biotechnol. 27:182-189) to generate Illumina exome sequencing libraries.

Pooled libraries were normalized to 2 nM and denatured using 0.2 N NaOH prior to sequencing. Flowcell cluster amplification and sequencing were performed according to the manufacturer's protocols using either the HiSeq 2000 v3 or HiSeq 2500. Each run was a 76 bp paired-end with a dual eight-base index barcode read. Data was analyzed using the Broad Picard Pipeline, which includes de-multiplexing and data aggregation.

Exome sequence data processing was performed using established analytical pipelines at the Broad Institute. A BAM file was produced using the Picard pipeline (at the World Wide Web address of picard.sourceforge.net), which aligns the tumor and normal sequences to the hg19 human genome build using Illumina sequencing reads. The BAM was uploaded into the Firehose pipeline (at the World Wide Web address of broadinstitute.org/cancer/cga/Firehose), which manages input and output files to be executed by GenePattern (Reich et al. (2006) Nat. Genet. 38:500-501). Samples with mean target coverage less than 25× in the tumor and less than 15× in matched normal were excluded.

Quality control modules within Firehose were applied to all sequencing data for comparison of the origin of tumor and normal genotypes and to assess fingerprinting concordance. Cross-contamination of samples was estimated using ContEst (Cibulskis et al. (2011) Bioinformatics 27:2601-2602). Samples with ContEst estimates exceeding 5% were excluded from analysis.

c. Whole Exome and Whole Transcriptome Analyses

MuTect was applied to identify somatic single-nucleotide variants (Cibulskis et al. (2013) Nat. Biotechnol. 31:213-219). Strelka was used to identify somatic insertions and deletions (Saunders et al. (2012) Bioinformatics 28:1811-1817) across the whole exome. Indelocator, which detects small insertions and deletions after local realignment of tumor and normal sequences, was additionally applied to provide further sensitivity to detect indels in PBRM1 (Cancer Genome Atlas Research (2011) Nature 474:609-615). The union of indels called by Strelka and Indelocator was used for final analysis. Artifacts introduced by DNA oxidation during sequencing were computationally removed using a filter-based method (Costello et al. (2013) Nuc. Acids Res. 41:e67). All somatic mutations detected by whole-exome sequencing were analyzed for potential false positive calls by performing a comparison to mutation calls from a panel of 2,500 germline DNA samples (Stachler et al. (2015) Nat. Genet. 47:1047-1055). Mutations found in germline samples were removed from analysis. Annotation of identified variants was done using Oncotator (available at the World Wide Web address of www.broadinstitute.org/cancer/cga/oncotator). All nonsynonymous alterations in PBRM1 were manually reviewed in Integrated Genomics Viewer (IGV_2.3.57) for sequencing quality (Thorvaldsdottir et al. (2013) Brief Bioinform 14:178-192).

Copy ratios were calculated for each captured target by dividing the tumor coverage by the median coverage obtained in a set of reference normal samples. The resulting copy ratios were segmented using the circular binary segmentation algorithm (Olshen et al. (2004) Biostatistics 5:557-572). Allelic copy number alterations were called while taking into account sample-specific overall chromosomal aberrations (focality) (Brastianos et al. (2015) Cancer Discov. 5:1164-1177). Inference of mutational clonality, tumor purity, and tumor ploidy was accomplished with ABSOLUTE (Carter et al. (2012) Nat Biotechnol. 30:413-421). Samples had to have estimated tumor purity greater than 10% to be included in the final analysis. As a final quality control metric to ensure adequate sequencing coverage and tumor purity to detect relevant oncogenic events, all samples had to have at least one nonsynonymous mutation in at least one high confidence or candidate cancer driver gene to be included in the final analysis (Tamborero et al. (2013) Sci. Rep. 3:2650).

The 4-digit HLA type for each sample was inferred using Polysolver (Shukla et al. (2015) Nat. Biotechnol. 33:1152-1158). Neo-epitopes were predicted for each patient by defining all novel amino acid 9mers and 10mers resulting from each single nucleotide polymorphism and indel and determining whether the predicted binding affinity to the patient's germline HLA alleles was <500 nM using NetMHCpan (v2.4) (Hoof et al. (2009) Immunogenetics 61:1-13; Karosiene et al. (2013) Immunogenetics 65:711-724; Nielsen et al. (2007) PLoS One 2:e796).

Statistical analyses were also applied and are described further herein.

Example 2: Meta-Analysis of Genomic Predictors of Response to Immune Checkpoint Therapy Across a Variety of Cancers

A large cohort of whole-exome-sequenced pre-treatment tumors were gathered from subjects who received immune checkpoint therapies for various cancers, were gathered and assessed for mutations associated with differential response to immune checkpoint therapies. Tumor types included in this discovery cohort included bladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma, lung cancer, and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Tumor-specific (somatic) mutations were assessed in all sequenced tumors to generate mutation annotation files (MAFs), which were later joined with MAFs from previously published studies in clinical cohorts in melanoma (Van Allen et al. (2015) Science 350:207-211; Snyder et al. (2014) N. Engl. J. Med. 371:2189-2199; Hugo et al. (2016) Cell 165:35-44) and non-small cell lung cancer (Rizvi et al. (2015) Science 348:124-128).

In particular, pre-treatment samples from cancer patients (N=268) were tested for their genetic sequences in relation to results of immune checkpoint therapy experienced by the cancer patients (FIG. 3). The results are shown in Table 2 as response by cancer type.

TABLE 2 Melanoma Lung HNSCC Sarcoma Bladder Clinical benefit 66 (38.6%) 20 (29.4%) 4 (28.6%) 1 (100%) 6 (46.2%) Intermediate benefit 6 (3.5%) 23 (33.8%) 3 (21.4%) 0 1 (7.7%) No clinical benefit 96 (56.1%) 25 (36.8%) 7 (50.0%) 0 4 (30.8%) Mixed response or not 3 (1.8%) 0 0 0 2 (1.5%) evaluable Total 171 68 14 1 13

Nonsynonymous mutational burden is a strong predictor of clinical outcomes across cancer types. As shown in FIG. 4, patients experiencing clinical benefit to immune checkpoint therapy had significantly more nonsynonymous mutations than those experiencing no clinical benefit (p=5.52e−06; Wilcoxon rank-sum). Such relationship is strong for patients with lung cancer (p=5.2e−05) and also significant for patients with bladder cancer (p=0.019) and melanoma (p=0.0016). No relationship between clinical outcome and mutational burden in HNSCC (p=0.45) was found. In addition, complete responders in sarcoma and anal cancer had unexceptional mutational burdens (below and near median, respectively).

In order to identify biormarkers associated with response or nonresponse to immune checkpoint blockade, the following procedure was conducted:

-   -   Split all patients into responders and non-responders         -   Version A: N=98 CB vs. N=132 NCB         -   Version B: N=98 CB vs. N=165 NCB or IB     -   Calculate significance value for enrichment of mutations in a         given gene in responder or non-responders (Fisher's exact test)         -   Version A: All nonsynonymous mutations         -   Version B: Only truncating alterations (frame-shift             insertions and deletions, nonsense single nucleotide             polymorphisms, splice-site alterations)     -   Run MutSigCV on all 268 patients with called mutations to         determine significantly mutated genes across the entire cohort,         which takes into account gene size, patient-specific mutational         rate, mutational spectra, and gene replication rates and times     -   Select genes that are mutated significantly more often in         responders or non-responders (p<0.05) and pass MutSigCV         significance (q<0.1; FDR).

The identified biomarkers are shown in FIG. 5. Table 3 is a summary of all genes with significantly more nonsynonymous mutations in R (N=98) or NR (N=132).

TABLE 3 p-value Gene N (R) N (NR) (Fisher's exact) CETP 4 0 0.032 COL3A1 18 10 0.015 COL5A1 22 15 0.029 DDX60 13 5 0.012 DHX8 10 2 0.005 DLEC1 16 9 0.031 DNAH2 23 14 0.011 FHOD1 8 2 0.020 HK3 7 2 0.040 KALRN 27 10 0.000093 KIF21B 15 9 0.049 KIF5A 11 5 0.036 KRAS 11 3 0.0095 MCTP1 12 6 0.045 MGAM 33 26 0.022 NARS2 6 0 0.0055 ZNF253 10 4 0.047 NF1 25 17 0.016 NR1H4 2 11 0.046 PBRM1 10 4 0.047 PKP1 7 2 0.040 PLCB4 21 11 0.0065 POLR2A 10 4 0.047 PREX2 25 19 0.042 RBI1 1 10 0.026 ROCK1 8 2 0.020 SAFB2 9 3 0.032 SERPINB3 11 5 0.036 SPATA16 12 6 0.045 STAB1 17 10 0.037 TGM3 11 5 0.036 TSC1 13 6 0.027 TSPAN2 7 2 0.040 ZNF207 6 1 0.044 *Genes in italics (i.e., NR1H4 and RB1) mutated more frequently in NR vs. R. Genes in plain text mutated more frequently in R vs. NR. **Bolded genes (i.e., DHX8, KALRN, KRAS, NARS2, and PLCB4) have p < 0.01.

After limiting analyses to comparing patients with objective tumor response (CR, PR, or SD by RECIST vs. PD by RECIST) in non-melanoma cancer types, it was observed that a striking association exists between mutations in one or more SWI/SNF complex subunits and response to immune checkpoint therapy (Tables 4-5 and FIGS. 6-8).

For example, truncating alterations in PBRM1 and response to immune checkpoint therapy, driven by nonsense, frameshift, and splice site mutations in bladder cancer, lung cancer, and renal cell carcinoma (9/75 responders vs. 0/41 non-responders, p=0.026). Additionally, it was observed that ARID2 truncating mutations enriched in responders in melanoma across multiple clinical cohorts (6/68 responders vs. 2/96 non-responders), as well as in isolated cases in other tumor types (one frameshift deletion in lung cancer PR and one frameshift deletion in one SD RCC). Interestingly, the two ARID2 alterations occurring in non-responders occurred in patients receiving anti-CTLA4 therapies (rather than anti-PD1 therapies), though one patient with PR to anti-CTLA4 also had an ARID2 splice site mutation. Lastly, it was observed that mutations in SMARCA4 were associated with response in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (3/6 responders vs. 0/9 non-responders, p=0.044, Fisher's exact test). Thus, alterations in the SWI/SNF pathway were found to be predictive of response to immune checkpoint therapy across cancer types.

TABLE 4 Complete list of all identified SWI/SNF mutations Tumor_Sample_Barcode pair_id Hugo_Symbol Entrez_Gene_Id Chromosome Start_position End_position Variant_Classification response MEL-IPI_Pat132-Tumor-SM-5VWJA MEL-IPI_Pat132-TP-NB-SM-5VWJA- ACTL6A 86 3 179294461 179294461 Missense_Mutation + SM-5VWHR MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- ACTL6A 86 3 179298455 179298455 Missense_Mutation + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX Pt20 Pt20 ACTL6A 86 3 179294018 179294018 Missense_Mutation − CR04885 CR04885 ACTL6B 51412 7 100244379 100244379 Missense_Mutation + Lung-DFCI-11-104-009- Lung-DFCI-11-104-009-TM- ACTL6B 51412 7 100244451 100244451 Missense_Mutation + Tumor-SM-5YS7O NB-SM-5YS7O-SM-5YS7P MEL-IPI_Pat130-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat130-TP-NT-SM- ACTL6B 51412 7 100247744 100247744 Silent − 5X2R8 5X2R8-SM-5X2RJ MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- ACTL6B 51412 7 100240903 100240903 Missense_Mutation + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat139-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat139-TP-NB-SM- ACTL6B 51412 7 100244908 100244908 Splice_Site − 5VWJH 5VWJH-SM-5VWHY MEL-IPI_Pat28-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat28-TP-NB-SM- ACTL6B 51412 7 100244416 100244416 Silent − 4DK1O 4DK1O-SM-4NFUU MEL-IPI_Pat38-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat38-TP-NT-SM- ACTL6B 51412 7 100244877 100244877 Silent + 53U3Z 53U3Z-SM-53U5L MEL-IPI_Pat38-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat38-TP-NT-SM- ACTL6B 51412 7 100244902 100244902 Silent + 53U3Z 53U3Z-SM-53U5L PR4035 PR4035 ACTL6B 51412 7 100253064 100253064 Missense_Mutation + Pt14 Pt14 ACTL6B 51412 7 100253200 100253200 Missense_Mutation − Pt4 Pt4 ACTL6B 51412 7 100246273 100246273 Missense_Mutation + RH090935 RH090935 ACTL6B 51412 7 100253478 100253478 Missense_Mutation + SD1494 SD1494 ACTL6B 51412 7 100253045 100253045 Splice_Site ± SU2C_Lung-SU2C-DFCI- SU2C_Lung-SU2C-DFCI- ACTL6B 51412 7 100252740 100252740 Missense_Mutation − LUAD-1011-Tumor-SM- LUAD-1011-TM-NB-SM- AOL75 AOL75-SM-A46NN AL4602 AL4602 ARID1A 8289 1 27023633 27023633 Missense_Mutation ± BLADDER- BLADDER- ARID1A 8289 1 27101612 27101612 Frame_Shift_Del − 15330_CCPM_0700692- 15330_CCPM_0700692-TM- Tumor-SM-AVI11 NB-SM-AVI11-SM-AVHZM BLCA-IM01-Tumor-SM- BLCA-IM01-TP-NB-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27057664 27057664 Missense_Mutation − 79XD9 79XD9-SM-7AABJ BLCA-IM01-Tumor-SM- BLCA-IM01-TP-NB-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27058092 27058097 Splice_Site − 79XD9 79XD9-SM-7AABJ BLCA-IM01-Tumor-SM- BLCA-IM01-TP-NB-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27057642 27057642 Splice_Site − 79XD9 79XD9-SM-7AABJ HNSCC-287-Tumor-SM- HNSCC-287-TP-NB-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27100352 27100355 Frame_Shift_Del − AXGEI AXGEI-SM-ADP7M LO3793 LO3793 ARID1A 8289 1 27105688 27105688 Nonsense_Mutation ± LUAD-BS-13-F33496- LUAD-BS-13-F33496-TP- ARID1A 8289 1 27056342 27056343 Frame_Shift_Del ± Tumor-SM-9J2XU NB-SM-9J2XU-SM-9HBZX Lung-DFCI-11-104-009- Lung-DFCI-11-104-009-TM- ARID1A 8289 1 27106621 27106621 Nonsense_Mutation + Tumor-SM-5YS7O NB-SM-5YS7O-SM-5YS7P MEL-IPI_Pat07-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat07-TP-NB-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27105918 27105918 Silent + 4DK13 4DK13-SM-4NFU9 MEL-IPI_Pat11-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat11-TP-NB-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27101642 27101642 Missense_Mutation − 4DK17 4DK17-SM-4NFUD MEL-IPI_Pat110-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat110-TP-NT-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27106693 27106693 Missense_Mutation − 4CU6X 4CU6X-SM-4MGPO MEL-IPI_Pat133-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat133-TP-NB-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27089607 27089607 Missense_Mutation − 5VWJB 5VWJB-SM-5VWHS MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27023487 27023487 Missense_Mutation + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27106461 27106461 Silent + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27058070 27058070 Missense_Mutation + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat159-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat159-TP-NB-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27087452 27087452 Missense_Mutation − 5VWK2 5VWK2-SM-5VWIJ MEL-IPI_Pat163-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat163-TP-NB-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27107176 27107176 Missense_Mutation − 5VWK6 5VWK6-SM-5VWIN MEL-IPI_Pat37-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat37-TP-NB-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27101712 27101712 Splice_Site − 53U3Y 53U3Y-SM-4NFV4 MEL-IPI_Pat37-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat37-TP-NB-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27105837 27105837 Silent − 53U3Y 53U3Y-SM-4NFV4 MEL-IPI_Pat38-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat38-TP-NT-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27087393 27087393 Missense_Mutation + 53U3Z 53U3Z-SM-53U5L MEL-IPI_Pat39-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat39-TP-NB-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27057822 27057822 Silent + 4DK1Z 4DK1Z-SM-4NFV6 MEL-IPI_Pat62-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat62-TP-NB-SM- ARID1A 8289 1 27087494 27087494 Missense_Mutation − 4DK2N 4DK2N-SM-4NFVT MEL-IPI_Pat64-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat64-TP-NB-SM ARID1A 8289 1 27099940 27099940 Missense_Mutation − 4DK2P 4DK2P-SM-4NFVV MEL-IPI_Pat85-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat85-TP-NB-SM ARID1A 8289 1 27058033 27058033 Nonsense_Mutation − 53U2Y 53U2Y-SM-4NFWH PR11217 PR11217 ARID1A 8289 1 27093053 27093053 Missense_Mutation + PR4077 PR4077 ARID1A 8289 1 27089494 27089494 Missense_Mutation + Pt15 Pt15 ARID1A 8289 1 27101090 27101090 Intron + SU2C_Lung-SU2C-DFCI- SU2C_Lung-SU2C-DFCI- ARID1A 8289 1 27101525 27101525 Frame_Shift_Del + LUAD-1017-Tumor-SM- LUAD-1017-TM-NB-SM- AOL99 AOL99-SM-A46NT SU2C_Lung-SU2C-DFCI- SU2C_Lung-SU2C-DFCI- ARID1A 8289 1 27106878 27106878 Frame_Shift_Del + LUAD-1017-Tumor-SM- LUAD-1017-TM-NB-SM- AOL99 AOL99-SM-A46NT Y2087 Y2087 ARID1A 8289 1 27023360 27023360 Missense_Mutation ± ZA6965 ZA6965 ARID1A 8289 1 27023690 27023690 Missense_Mutation + BLCA-IM01-Tumor-SM- BLCA-IM01-TP-NB-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157100005 157100005 Silent − 79XD9 79XD9-SM-7AABJ HNSCC-239-Tumor-SM- HNSCC-239-TP-NB-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157100005 157100005 Silent ± AXGCS AXGCS-SM-ADP7K HNSCC-243-Tumor-SM- HNSCC-243-TP-NB-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157100005 157100005 Silent − CLFNS CLFNS-SM-AV34T LUAD-BS-11-R21845- LUAD-BS-11-R21845-TP- ARID1B 57492 6 157100005 157100005 Silent + Tumor-SM-9J2YH NT-SM-9J2YH-SM-9J2YI LUAD-BS-13-X14864- LUAD-BS-13-X14864-TP- ARID1B 57492 6 157528372 157528372 Missense_Mutation ± Tumor-SM-9J2XQ NB-SM-9J2XQ-SM-9HBZU LUAD-BS-14-G65174- LUAD-BS-14-G65174-TP- ARID1B 57492 6 157100005 157100005 Silent − Tumor-SM-9J2YF NT-SM-9J2YF-SM-9J2YG MEL-682321-Tumor-SM- MEL-682321-TP-NB-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157099512 157099512 Missense_Mutation + CN21G CN21G-SM-CJP7S MEL-682321-Tumor-SM- MEL-682321-TP-NB-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157099511 157099511 Missense_Mutation + CN21G CN21G-SM-CJP7S MEL-IPI_Pat132-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat132-TP-NB-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157517305 157517305 Missense_Mutation + 5VWJA 5VWJA-SM-5VWHR MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157522597 157522597 Silent + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157527479 157527479 Missense_Mutation + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157502265 157502265 Silent + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157511325 157511325 Silent + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat139-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat139-TP-NB-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157527627 157527627 Silent − 5VWJH 5VWJH-SM-5VWHY MEL-IPI_Pat139-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat139-TP-NB-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157505558 157505558 Missense_Mutation − 5VWJH 5VWJH-SM-5VWHY MEL-IPI_Pat174-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat174-TP-NB-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157528667 157528667 Missense_Mutation + 5VOB4 5VOB4-SM-5VWIY MEL-IPI_Pat21-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat21-TP-NT-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157522222 157522222 Missense_Mutation + 4DK1H 4DK1H-SM-53U5G MEL-IPI_Pat39-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat39-TP-NB-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157511303 157511303 Missense_Mutation + 4DK1Z 4DK1Z-SM-4NFV6 MEL-IPI_Pat74-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat74-TP-NB-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157100377 157100377 Silent − 4DK2Z 4DK2Z-SM-4NFW6 MEL-IPI_Pat74-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat74-TP-NB-SM- ARID1B 57492 6 157100376 157100376 Missense_Mutation − 4DK2Z 4DK2Z-SM-4NFW6 PR11217 PR11217 ARID1B 57492 6 157522344 157522344 Missense_Mutation + PR4092 PR4092 ARID1B 57492 6 157521990 157521990 Missense_Mutation + Pt8 Pt8 ARID1B 57492 6 157222594 157222594 Missense_Mutation + SA9755 SA9755 ARID1B 57492 6 157522508 157522508 Missense_Mutation + SD1494 SD1494 ARID1B 57492 6 157522095 157522095 Missense_Mutation ± SU2C_Lung-SU2C-DFCI- SU2C_Lung-SU2C-DFCI- ARID1B 57492 6 157100005 157100005 Silent − LUAD-1006-Tumor-SM- LUAD-1006-TP-NB-SM- AOL5E AOL5E-SM-A46NI SU2C_Lung-SU2C-DFCI- SU2C_Lung-SU2C-DFCI- ARID1B 57492 6 157222621 157222621 Missense_Mutation − LUAD-1011-Tumor-SM- LUAD-1011-TM-NB-SM- AOL75 AOL75-SM-A46NN Y2087 Y2087 ARID1B 57492 6 157099481 157099481 Missense_Mutation ± Case1-BaselineTumor Case1-TP-NB-Zaretsky ARID2 196528 12 46287234 46287234 Missense_Mutation + Case3-BaselineTumor Case3-TP-NB-Zaretsky ARID2 196528 12 46243857 46243857 Nonsense_Mutation + HNSCC-323-Tumor-SM- HNSCC-323-TP-NB-SM- ARID2 1965 12 46240638 46240638 Splice_Site + CK9WS CK9WS-SM-AV34N LSD6819 LSD6819 ARID2 196528 12 46243857 46243857 Nonsense_Mutation + LUAD-BS-08-013532- LUAD-BS-08-013532-TP-NT- ARID2 196528 12 46245525 46245525 Frame_Shift_Del + Tumor-SM-9J2Y1 SM-9J2Y1-SM-9J2Y2 LUAD-BS-13-J60666- LUAD-BS-13-J60666-TP-NB- ARID2 196528 12 46246071 46246071 Missense_Mutation + Tumor-SM-9J2YL SM-9J2YL-SM-9HBZW MEL-650366-Tumor-SM- MEL-650366-TP-NB-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46245857 46245857 Silent − CN221 CN221-SM-CJP7U MEL-IPI_Pat100-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat100-TP-NT-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46230641 46230641 Missense_Mutation − 53U2D 53U2D-SM-53U4M MEL-IPI_Pat100-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat100-TP-NT-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46242701 46242701 Nonsense_Mutation − 53U2D 53U2D-SM-53U4M MEL-IPI_Pat103-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat103-TP-NT-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46243514 46243514 Missense_Mutation + 4CU6Q 4CU6Q-SM-53U4P MEL-IPI_Pat109-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat109-TP-NT-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46243825 46243825 Missense_Mutation − 4CU6W 4CU6W-SM-4MGPN MEL-IPI_Pat109-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat109-TP-NT-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46243824 46243824 Missense_Mutation − 4CU6W 4CU6W-SM-4MGPN MEL-IPI_Pat115-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat115-TP-NT-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46211474 46211474 Missense_Mutation − 5X2QS 5X2QS-SM-5X2RA MEL-IPI_Pat117-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat117-TP-NT-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46244997 46244997 Nonsense_Mutation + 5X2QU 5X2QU-SM-5X2RC MEL-IPI_Pat117-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat117-TP-NT-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46245843 46245843 Nonsense_Mutation + 5X2QU 5X2QU-SM-5X2RC MEL-IPI_Pat132-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat132-TP-NB-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46243530 46243530 Missense_Mutation + 5VWJA 5VWJA-SM-5VWHR MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46242749 46242749 Missense_Mutation + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat139-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat139-TP-NB-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46205217 46205217 Missense_Mutation − 5VWJH 5VWJH-SM-5VWHY MEL-IPI_Pat151-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat151-TP-NB-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46287240 46287240 Missense_Mutation − 5VWJT 5VWJT-SM-5VWIB MEL-IPI_Pat159-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat159-TP-NB-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46244889 46244889 Nonsense_Mutation − 5VWK2 5VWK2-SM-5VWIJ MEL-IPI_Pat174-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat174-TP-NB-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46215271 46215271 Splice_Site + 5VOB4 5VOB4-SM-5VWIY MEL-IPI_Pat58-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat58-TP-NB-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46245648 46245648 Missense_Mutation − 4DK2J 4DK2J-SM-4NFVP MEL-IPI_Pat58-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat58-TP-NB-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46240672 46240672 Missense_Mutation − 4DK2J 4DK2J-SM-4NFVP MEL-IPI_Pat58-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat58-TP-NB-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46287428 46287428 Missense_Mutation − 4DK2J 4DK2J-SM-4NFVP MEL-IPI_Pat66-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat66-TP-NB-SM- ARID2 196528 12 46230691 46230691 Missense_Mutation + 4DK2R 4DK2R-SM-4NFVX PR11217 PR11217 ARID2 196528 12 46233249 46233249 Nonsense_Mutation + PR11217 PR11217 ARID2 196528 12 46245639 46245639 Nonsense_Mutation + PR4077 PR4077 ARID2 196528 12 46243857 46243857 Nonsense_Mutation + PR4092 PR4092 ARID2 196528 12 46242619 46242619 Splice_Site + Pt1 Pt1 ARID2 196528 12 46123846 46123846 Missense_Mutation − Pt31 Pt31 ARID2 196528 12 46243467 46243467 Missense_Mutation − Pt37 Pt37 ARID2 196528 12 46211600 46211600 Frame_Shift_Del + SU2C_Lung-SU2C-DFCI- SU2C_Lung-SU2C-DFCI- ARID2 196528 12 46244393 46244393 Silent ± LUAD-1016-Tumor-SM- LUAD-1016-TM-NB-SM- AOL8W AOL8W-SM-A46NS WA7899 WA7899 ARID2 196528 12 46244529 46244529 Missense_Mutation − DM123062 DM123062 BRD7 29117 16 50384049 50384049 Missense_Mutation − Lung-DFCI-11-104-009- Lung-DFCI-11-104-009-TM- BRD7 29117 16 50388348 50388348 Missense_Mutation + Tumor-SM-5YS7O NB-SM-5YS7O-SM-5YS7P MEL-IPI_Pat03-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat03-TP-NB-SM- BRD7 29117 16 50357497 50357497 Splice_Site − 4DJZY 4DJZY-SM-4NFU5 MEL-IPI_Pat110-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat110-TP-NT-SM- BRD7 29117 16 50368748 50368748 Missense_Mutation − 4CU6X 4CU6X-SM-4MGPO MEL-IPI_Pat03-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat03-TP-NB-SM- DPF1 8193 19 38706825 38706825 Missense_Mutation − 4DJZY 4DJZY-SM-4NFU5 MEL-IPI_Pat132-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat132-TP-NB-SM- DPF1 8193 19 38709622 38709622 Silent + 5VWJA 5VWJA-SM-5VWHR MEL-IPI_Pat134-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat134-TP-NB-SM- DPF1 8193 19 38709646 38709646 Silent − 7A151 7A151-SM-5VWHT MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- DPF1 8193 19 38702995 38702995 Silent + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- DPF1 8193 19 38704352 38704352 Missense_Mutation + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat74-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat74-TP-NB-SM- DPF1 8193 19 38712998 38712998 Splice_Site − 4DK2Z 4DK2Z-SM-4NFW6 Pt27 Pt27 DPF1 8193 19 38709621 38709621 Missense_Mutation + LUAD-BS-12-R10269- LUAD-BS-12-R10269-TP- DPF2 5977 11 65108997 65108997 Silent + Tumor-SM-9J2XO NB-SM-9J2XO-SM-9HBZT MEL-IPI_Pat132-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat132-TP-NB-SM- DPF2 5977 11 65107914 65107914 Missense_Mutation + 5VWJA 5VWJA-SM-5VWHR MEL-IPI_Pat159-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat159-TP-NB-SM- DPF2 5977 11 65113741 65113741 Intron − 5VWK2 5VWK2-SM-5VWIJ MEL-IPI_Pat32-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat32-TP-NT-SM- DPF2 5977 11 65108462 65108462 Silent − 53U3T 53U3T-SM-53U67 MEL-IPI_Pat38-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat38-TP-NT-SM- DPF2 5977 11 65123565 65123565 IGR + 53U3Z 53U3Z-SM-53U5L MEL-IPI_Pat58-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat58-TP-NB-SM- DPF2 5977 11 65113530 65113530 Intron − 4DK2J 4DK2J-SM-4NFVP MEL-IPI_Pat74-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat74-TP-NB-SM- DPF2 5977 11 65113812 65113812 Intron − 4DK2Z 4DK2Z-SM-4NFW6 Pt13 Pt13 DPF2 5977 11 65111304 65111304 Intron + Pt14 Pt14 DPF2 5977 11 65109007 65109007 Missense_Mutation − SU2C_Lung-SU2C-DFCI- SU2CLung-SU2C-DFCI- DPF2 5977 11 65113251 65113251 Intron − LUAD-1011-Tumor-SM- LUAD-1011-TM-NB-SM- AOL75 AOL75-SM-A46NN DFCI_MM_2-Tumor-SM- DFCI_MM_2-TP-NB-SM- DPF3 8110 14 73137945 73137945 Intron + BZRJA BZRJA-SM-BZRJD DFCI_MM_2-Tumor-SM- DFCI_MM_2-TP-NB-SM- DPF3 8110 14 73238507 73238507 Missense_Mutation + BZRJA BZRJA-SM-BZRJD FR9547 FR9547 DPF3 8110 14 73140993 73140993 Missense_Mutation + Lung-DFCI-11-104-009- Lung-DFCI-11-104-009-TM- DPF3 8110 14 73137964 73137964 Intron + Tumor-SM-5YS7O NB-SM-5YS7O-SM-5YS7P MEL-IPI_Pat110-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat110-TP-NT-SM- DPF3 8110 14 73137905 73137905 Intron − 4CU6X 4CU6X-SM-4MGPO MEL-IPI_Pat110-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat110-TP-NT-SM- DPF3 8110 14 73137904 73137904 Intron − 4CU6X 4CU6X-SM-4MGPO MEL-IPI_Pat139-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat139-TP-NB-SM- DPF3 8110 14 73138006 73138006 Intron − 5VWJH 5VWJH-SM-5VWHY MEL-IPI_Pat139-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat139-TP-NB-SM- DPF3 8110 14 73138005 73138005 Intron − 5VWJH 5VWJH-SM-5VWHY MEL-IPI_Pat16-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat16-TP-NT-SM- DPF3 8110 14 73220050 73220050 Missense_Mutation − 53U3E 53U3E-SM-53U5B MEL-IPI_Pat21-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat21-TP-NT-SM- DPF3 8110 14 73190370 73190370 Missense_Mutation + 4DK1H 4DK1H-SM-53U5G SA9755 SA9755 DPF3 8110 14 73190391 73190391 Missense_Mutation + BLCA-IM07-Tumor-SM- BLCA-IM07-TP-NB-SM- PBRM1 55193 3 52621431 52621431 Missense_Mutation + 79XDD 79XDD-SM-7AABP CR04885 CR04885 PBRM1 55193 3 52597336 52597336 Missense_Mutation + M4945 M4945 PBRM1 55193 3 52696148 52696148 Splice_Site + MA7027 MA7027 PBRM1 55193 3 52598231 52598231 Missense_Mutation − MEL-IPI_Pat103-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat103-TP-NT-SM- PBRM1 55193 3 52620592 52620592 Missense_Mutation + 4CU6Q 4CU6Q-SM-53U4P MEL-IPI_Pat103-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat103-TP-NT-SM- PBRM1 55193 3 52620593 52620593 Missense_Mutation + 4CU6Q 4CU6Q-SM-53U4P MEL-IPI_Pat118-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat118-TP-NT-SM- PBRM1 55193 3 52692325 52692325 Missense_Mutation − 5X2QV 5X2QV-SM-5X2RD MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- PBRM1 55193 3 52595959 52595959 Missense_Mutation + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat151-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat151-TP-NB-SM- PBRM1 55193 3 52643530 52643530 Missense_Mutation − 5VWJT 5VWJT-SM-5VWIB MEL-IPI_Pat38-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat38-TP-NT-SM- PBRM1 55193 3 52643692 52643692 Missense_Mutation + 53U3Z 53U3Z-SM-53U5L MEL-IPI_Pat70-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat70-TP-NB-SM- PBRM1 55193 3 52584527 52584527 Missense_Mutation − 4DK2V 4DK2V-SM-4NFW2 MEL-IPI_Pat79-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat79-TP-NB-SM- PBRM1 55193 3 52621315 52621315 Intron + 53U2S 53U2S-SM-4NFWB MEL-IPI_Pat88-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat88-TP-NT-SM- PBRM1 55193 3 52668815 52668815 Silent + 4DK3E 4DK3E-SM-53U4C MEL-IPI_Pat88-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat88-TP-NT-SM- PBRM1 55193 3 52668765 52668765 Missense_Mutation + 4DK3E 4DK3E-SM-53U4C PR4035 PR4035 PBRM1 55193 3 52643768 52643768 Nonsense_Mutation + Pt13 Pt13 PBRM1 55193 3 52643768 52643768 Nonsense_Mutation + SU2C_Lung-SU2C-DFCI- SU2C_Lung-SU2C-DFCI- PBRM1 55193 3 52651406 52651406 Nonsense_Mutation + LUAD-1017-Tumor-SM- LUAD-1017-TM-NB-SM- AOL99 AOL99-SM-A46NT MEL-IPI_Pat110-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat110-TP-NT-SM- PHF10 55274 6 170112483 170112483 Splice_Site − 4CU6X 4CU6X-SM-4MGPO MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- PHF10 55274 6 170116103 170116103 Missense_Mutation + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat58-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat58-TP-NB-SM- PHF10 55274 6 170117919 170117919 Splice_Site − 4DK2J 4DK2J-SM-4NFVP Pt1 Pt1 PHF10 55274 6 170112579 170112579 Missense_Mutation − Pt2 Pt2 PHF10 55274 6 170116131 170116131 Missense_Mutation + SD1494 SD1494 PHF10 55274 6 170117924 170117924 Missense_Mutation ± BLCA-IM10-Tumor-SM- BLCA-IM10-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA2 6595 9 2181573 2181573 Missense_Mutation + 79XDG 79XDG-SM-9QSPX BLCA-IM11-Tumor-SM- BLCA-IM11-TP-NT-SM- SMARCA2 6595 9 2033008 2033008 Missense_Mutation + 79XDH 79XDH-SM-79XDI LSD0167 LSD0167 SMARCA2 6595 9 2161819 2161819 Missense_Mutation + MEL-IPI_Pat132-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat132-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA2 6595 9 2039901 2039901 Splice_Site + 5VWJA 5VWJA-SM-5VWHR MEL-IPI_Pat132-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat132-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA2 6595 9 2186134 2186134 Silent + 5VWJA 5VWJA-SM-5VWHR MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA2 6595 9 2056722 2056722 Silent + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat15-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat15-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA2 6595 9 2070473 2070473 Splice_Site − 4DK1B 4DK1B-SM-4NFUH MEL-IPI_Pat21-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat21-TP-NT-SM- SMARCA2 6595 9 2161845 2161845 Missense_Mutation + 4DK1H 4DK1H-SM-53U5G MEL-IPI_Pat38-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat38-TP-NT-SM- SMARCA2 6595 9 2039623 2039623 Silent + 53U3Z 53U3Z-SM-53U5L MEL-IPI_Pat90-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat90-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA2 6595 9 2186142 2186142 Missense_Mutation + 4DK3G 4DK3G-SM-4NFWM PR4092 PR4092 SMARCA2 6595 9 2161836 2161836 Missense_Mutation + Pt31 Pt31 SMARCA2 6595 9 2104046 2104046 Missense_Mutation − RH090935 RH090935 SMARCA2 6595 9 2123911 2123911 Missense_Mutation + SD2056 SD2056 SMARCA2 6595 9 2077654 2077654 Missense_Mutation + Y2087 Y2087 SMARCA2 6595 9 2047355 2047355 Missense_Mutation ± BLCA-IM07-Tumor-SM- BLCA-IM07-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11134267 11134267 Missense_Mutation + 79XDD 79XDD-SM-7AABP BLCA-IM09-Tumor-SM- BLCA-IM09-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11097617 11097617 Missense_Mutation + 79XDF 79XDF-SM-7AABN FR9547 FR9547 SMARCA4 6597 19 11136975 11136975 Splice_Site + HNSCC-186-Tumor-SM- HNSCC-186-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11144853 11144853 3′UTR + AXGDN AXGDN-SM-ADP7L HNSCC-186-Tumor-SM- HNSCC-186-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11144853 11144853 3′UTR + AXGDN AXGDN-SM-ADP7L HNSCC-258-Tumor-SM- HNSCC-258-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11170556 11170556 Missense_Mutation + AXGAI AXGAI-SM-ADP7G HNSCC-323-Tumor-SM- HNSCC-323-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11096069 11096069 Nonsense_Mutation + CK9WS CK9WS-SM-AV34N LUAD-BS-13-J60666- LUAD-BS-13-J60666-TP-NB- SMARCA4 6597 19 11132428 11132438 Missense_Mutation + Tumor-SM-9J2YL SM-9J2YL-SM-9HBZW LUAD-BS-14-G65174- LUAD-BS-14-G65174-TP- SMARCA4 6597 19 11145805 11145805 3′UTR − Tumor-SM-9J2YF NT-SM-9J2YF-SM-9J2YG M4945 M4945 SMARCA4 6597 19 11144072 11144072 IGR + MA7027 MA7027 SMARCA4 6597 19 11134207 11134207 Missense_Mutation − MEL-IPI_Pat08-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat08-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11121151 11121151 Missense_Mutation − 4DK14 4DK14-SM-4NFUA MEL-IPI_Pat110-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat110-TP-NT-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11096986 11096986 Silent − 4CU6X 4CU6X-SM-4MGPO MEL-IPI_Pat110-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat110-TP-NT-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11134230 11134230 Missense_Mutation − 4CU6X 4CU6X-SM-4MGPO MEL-IPI_Pat132-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat132-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11144106 11144106 IGR + 5VWJA 5VWJA-SM-5VWHR MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11144028 11144028 IGR + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat139-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat139-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11136986 11136986 Missense_Mutation − 5VWJH 5VWJH-SM-5VWHY MEL-IPI_Pat16-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat16-TP-NT-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11141561 11141561 IGR − 53U3E 53U3E-SM-53U5B MEL-IPI_Pat19-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat19-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11144856 11144856 3′UTR − 4DK1F 4DK1F-SM-4NFUL MEL-IPI_Pat28-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat28-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11137018 11137018 Nonsense_Mutation − 4DK1O 4DK1O-SM-4NFUU MEL-IPI_Pat49-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat49-TP-NT-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11121110 11121110 Missense_Mutation ± 4DK2A 4DK2A-SM-53U5W MEL-IPI_Pat52-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat52-TP-NT-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11097614 11097614 Missense_Mutation − 4DK2D 4DK2D-SM-53U5Z MEL-IPI_Pat54-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat54-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11100047 11100047 Silent − 4DK2F 4DK2F-SM-4NFVL MEL-IPI_Pat58-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat58-TP-NB-SM- SMARCA4 6597 19 11098595 11098595 Silent − 4DK2J 4DK2J-SM-4NFVP Pt31 Pt31 SMARCA4 6597 19 11170804 11170804 Nonsense_Mutation − SA9755 SA9755 SMARCA4 6597 19 11123685 11123685 Missense_Mutation + SD1494 SD1494 SMARCA4 6597 19 11118614 11118614 Missense_Mutation ± HNSCC-181-Tumor-SM- HNSCC-181-TP-NB-SM- SMARCB1 6598 22 24129440 24129440 Silent − CK9X1 CK9X1-SM-AV34P MEL-IPI_Pat110-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat110-TP-NT-SM- SMARCB1 6598 22 24143148 24143148 Intron − 4CU6X 4CU6X-SM-4MGPO MEL-IPI_Pat110-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat110-TP-NT-SM- SMARCB1 6598 22 24143149 24143149 Intron − 4CU6X 4CU6X-SM-4MGPO MEL-IPI_Pat130-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat130-TP-NT-SM- SMARCB1 6598 22 24143281 24143281 Intron − 5X2R8 5X2R8-SM-5X2RJ MEL-IPI_Pat62-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat62-TP-NB-SM- SMARCB1 6598 22 24145537 24145537 Silent − 4DK2N 4DK2N-SM-4NFVT Pt2 Pt2 SMARCB1 6598 22 24133958 24133958 Missense_Mutation + Lung-DFCI-11-104-009- Lung-DFCI-11-104-009-TM- SMARCC1 6599 3 47823230 47823230 Missense_Mutation + Tumor-SM-5YS7O NB-SM-5YS7O-SM-5YS7P MEL-IPI_Pat03-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat03-TP-NB-SM- SMARCC1 6599 3 47680267 47680267 Missense_Mutation − 4DJZY 4DJZY-SM-4NFU5 MEL-IPI_Pat03-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat03-TP-NB-SM- SMARCC1 6599 3 47787455 47787455 Missense_Mutation − 4DJZY 4DJZY-SM-4NFU5 MEL-IPI_Pat08-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat08-TP-NB-SM- SMARCC1 6599 3 47777539 47777539 Silent − 4DK14 4DK14-SM-4NFUA MEL-IPI_Pat110-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat110-TP-NT-SM- SMARCC1 6599 3 47632172 47632172 Silent − 4CU6X 4CU6X-SM-4MGPO MEL-IPI_Pat151-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat151-TP-NB-SM- SMARCC1 6599 3 47787430 47787430 Silent − 5VWJT 5VWJT-SM-5VWIB MEL-IPI_Pat28-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat28-TP-NB-SM- SMARCC1 6599 3 47742863 47742863 Missense_Mutation − 4DK1O 4DK1O-SM-4NFUU MEL-IPI_Pat58-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat58-TP-NB-SM- SMARCC1 6599 3 47651680 47651680 Silent − 4DK2J 4DK2J-SM-4NFVP MEL-IPI_Pat58-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat58-TP-NB-SM- SMARCC1 6599 3 47770567 47770567 Silent − 4DK2J 4DK2J-SM-4NFVP Pt4 Pt4 SMARCC1 6599 3 47629788 47629788 Missense_Mutation + CR04885 CR04885 SMARCC2 6601 12 56565627 56565627 Missense_Mutation + MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- SMARCC2 6601 12 56558459 56558459 Missense_Mutation + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat139-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat139-TP-NB-SM- SMARCC2 6601 12 56558475 56558475 Missense_Mutation − 5VWJH 5VWJH-SM-5VWHY MEL-IPI_Pat27-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat27-TP-NB-SM- SMARCC2 6601 12 56578857 56578857 Missense_Mutation − 4DK1N 4DK1N-SM-4NFUT MEL-IPI_Pat32-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat32-TP-NT-SM- SMARCC2 6601 12 56572223 56572223 Silent − 53U3T 53U3T-SM-53U67 MEL-IPI_Pat58-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat58-TP-NB-SM- SMARCC2 6601 12 56563668 56563668 Missense_Mutation − 4DK2J 4DK2J-SM-4NFVP MEL-IPI_Pat64-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat64-TP-NB-SM- SMARCC2 6601 12 5656327 56563230 Intron − 4DK2P 4DK2P-SM-4NFVV MEL-IPI_Pat71-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat71-TP-NB-SM- SMARCC2 6601 12 56566475 56566475 Missense_Mutation − 4DK2W 4DK2W-SM-4NFW3 MEL-IPI_Pat77-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat77-TP-NT-SM- SMARCC2 6601 12 56575309 56575309 Missense_Mutation + 4DK33 4DK33-SM-53U63 MEL-IPI_Pat77-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat77-TP-NT-SM- SMARCC2 6601 12 56575308 56575308 Missense_Mutation + 4DK33 4DK33-SM-53U63 MEL-IPI_Pat62-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat62-TP-NB-SM- SMARCD1 6602 12 50480624 50480624 Missense_Mutation − 4DK2N 4DK2N-SM-4NFVT Pt37 Pt37 SMARCD1 6602 12 50484135 50484135 Nonsense_Mutation + LUAD-BS-13-J60666- LUAD-BS-13-J60666-TP-NB- SMARCD2 6603 17 61912836 61912836 Missense_Mutation + Tumor-SM-9J2YL SM-9J2YL-SM-9HBZW MEL-IPI_Pat119-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat119-TP-NT-SM- SMARCD2 6603 17 61914856 61914856 Nonsense_Mutation − 7459N 7459N-SM-7459Q MEL-IPI_Pat119-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat119-TP-NT-SM- SMARCD2 6603 17 61914857 61914857 Silent − 7459N 7459N-SM-7459Q MEL-IPI_Pat151-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat151-TP-NB-SM- SMARCD2 6603 17 61912922 61912922 Silent − 5VWJT 5VWJT-SM-5VWIB MEL-IPI_Pat21-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat21-TP-NT-SM- SMARCD2 6603 17 61911039 61911039 Missense_Mutation + 4DK1H 4DK1H-SM-53U5G MEL-IPI_Pat38-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat38-TP-NT-SM- SMARCD2 6603 17 61914827 61914827 Silent + 53U3Z 53U3Z-SM-53U5L Case3-Baseline Tumor Case3-TP-NB-Zaretsky SMARCD3 6604 7 150939235 150939235 Silent + MEL-IPI_Pat11-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat11-TP-NB-SM- SMARCD3 6604 7 150939045 150939045 Missense_Mutation − 4DK17 4DK17-SM-4NFUD BLADDER- BLADDER- SMARCE1 6605 17 38793628 38793632 Intron + 15330_CCPM_0700694- 15330_CCPM_0700694-TM- Tumor-SM-AVI16 NB-SM-AVI16-SM-AVHZK MEL-IPI_Pat123-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat123-TP-NB-SM- SMARCE1 6605 17 38787856 38787856 Silent + 5X2R1 5X2R1-SM-5VWHL MEL-IPI_Pat132-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat132-TP-NB-SM- SMARCE1 6605 17 38788513 38788513 Silent + 5VWJA 5VWJA-SM-5VWHR MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- SMARCE1 6605 17 38787103 38787103 Missense_Mutation + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat138-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat138-TP-NB-SM- SMARCE1 6605 17 38785098 38785098 Missense_Mutation + 5VWJG 5VWJG-SM-5VWHX MEL-IPI_Pat70-Tumor-SM- MEL-IPI_Pat70-TP-NB-SM- SMARCE1 6605 17 38792665 38792665 Silent − 4DK2V 4DK2V-SM-4NFW2

All samples in Table 4 were from broad.mit.edu with NCBI-build no. of 37 and can be further identified based on the following information: ## Oncotator v1.2.7.0|Flat File Reference hg19|GENCODE v19|UniProt_AAxform 2011_09|ClinVar 12.03.20|ESP 6500SI-V2|0RegAnno UCSC Track|dbSNP build 134| CCLE_By_GP 09292010| COSMIC v62_291112|1000Genome phase1|UniProt_AA 2011_09|dbNSFP v2.4|ESP 6500SI-V2|COSMIC_FusionGenes v62_291112|gencode_xref_refseq metadata_v19|CCLE_By_Gene 09292010|ACHILLES_Lineage_Results 110303|CGC full_2012-03-15|UniProt 2011_09|HumanDNARepairGenes 20110905|HGNC Nov2013|COSMIC_Tissue 291112|Familial_Cancer_Genes 20110905|TUMORScape 20100104|Ensembl ICGC MUCOPA|TCGAScape 110405|MutSig Published Results 20110905.

For responses, “+” represents having clinical benefit; “±” represents having intermediate benefit; and “−” represents having no clinical benefit.

TABLE 5 Hugo_Symbol n_cb_truncating n_ncb_truncating n_truncating n_cb_nonsyn n_ncb_nonsyn n_nonsyn ARID1A 3 6 11 9 14 27 SMARCE1 0 0 0 2 0 2 ARID1B 0 0 0 11 3 17 SMARCA4 2 2 4 7 7 16 PBRM1 4 0 4 11 4 15 SMARCA2 1 1 2 9 2 12 ARID2 12 2 14 18 14 32 SMARCD3 0 0 0 0 1 1 ACTL6B 0 1 2 6 3 10 SMARCC2 0 0 0 4 4 8 DPF3 0 0 0 4 1 5 BRD7 0 1 1 1 3 4 SMARCB1 0 0 0 1 0 1 DPF2 0 0 0 1 1 2 SMARCD2 0 1 1 2 1 3 SMARCC1 0 0 0 2 3 5 DPF1 0 1 1 2 2 4 PHF10 0 2 2 2 3 6 ACTL6A 0 0 0 2 1 3 SMARCD1 1 0 1 1 1 2

All samples in Table 5 were taken from 98 patients with clinical benefit and 132 patients with no clinical beefit from immune checkpoint therapy “n_cb_truncating” refers to the total number of patients with truncating mutation in a given gene with clinical benefit from immune checkpoint therapy; “n_ncb_truncating” referes to the total number of patients with truncating mutation in a given gene with no clinical benefit from immune checkpoint therapy; “n_truncating” referes to the total number of truncating mutations in a given gene in the cohort (includes patients with intermediate clinical benefit); “n_cb_nonsyn” refers to the total number of patients with nonsynonymous mutation in a given gene with clinical benefit from immune checkpoint therapy; “n_ncb_nonsyn” referes to the total number of patients with nonsynonymous mutation in a given gene with no clinical benefit from immune checkpoint therapy; and “n_nonsyn” refers to the total number of nonsynonymous mutations in a given gene in the cohort (includes patients with intermediate clinical benefit).

A summary of SWI/SNF complex is illustrated in FIG. 9. ARID2 and PBRM1 are two representive genes in the SWI/SNF complex, which were found in this study as relevant to sensitivity to immunotherapies such as those antagonizing immune checkpoints. SMARCA2 (also known as BRM) and ARID1B did not pass cohort-wide MutSig significance, but were mutated significantly more often in responders vs. non-responders (FIG. 10).

Alterations in PBRM1 are a common driver in clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (up to 40%), where it has a tumor suppressor function, but are rarer in other cancer types. This cohort contained 14 patients (8.3%) with nonsynonymous mutations in PBRM1 and 4 patients (1.5%, 2 with melanoma and 2 with non-small-cell lung cancer) with truncating alterations.

Similarly, ARID2 is a common driver mutation in hepatocellular carcinoma and melanoma. This cohort contained 26 patients (15.4%) with nonsynonymous mutations in ARID2 and 12 (7.1%, 10 with melanoma, 1 with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, and 1 with non-small-cell lung cancer) with truncating alterations. Truncating (but not nonsynonymous) mutations in ARID2 were significantly associated with clinical benefit vs. no clinical benefit after controlling for nonsynonymous mutational load (p=0.0051; logistic regression) (FIG. 11). Nonsynonymous alterations in PBRM1 were marginally associated with clinical benefit (p=0.058) after controlling for mutational burden, while truncating mutations were not (p=0.98), perhaps due to the relative rarity of these events.

KDM6A encodes an enzyme called lysine-specific demethylase 6A that functions as a histone demethylase (FIG. 12). Truncating alterations in KDM6A were seen in 8 patients (4.8%, 5 with bladder cancer and 3 with melanoma) in this cohort. Truncating (but not nonsynonymous) alterations in KDM6A were marginally associated with clinical benefit (p=0.089; logistic regression) after controlling for mutational burden.

Immune checkpoint therapies can yield durable responses and long-lasting survival benefit across many cancer types, and checkpoint therapies have been approved for use in metastatic melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, bladder cancer, and renal cell carcinoma, including as a first-line therapy for lung cancer. While past studies have highlighted mutational load, neoantigen presentation, transcriptomic signatures, microbiome features, and immune cell infiltration as correlated with response to immune checkpoint therapies in melanoma, non-small-cell lung cancer, and bladder cancer, the results described herein indicate that nonsynonymous alterations in the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex has predictive value for patient response to immune checkpoint therapies. Moreover, other biomarkers described herein, such as additional chromatin modifying genes like KDM6A and EGFR (resistance) biomarkers, were identified. In particular, EGFR showed a strong trend with intrinsic resistance to immune checkpoint therapy in lung cancer (FIG. 6). In addition, as described further in Example 4 below, cancers with hotspot muations in EGFR are significantly less likely to respond to immune checkpoint therapies.

Thus, these results are believed to have wide-ranging implications for patient stratification for immune checkpoint therapies and those treated with other therapies, such as EGFR signaling inhibitors. Additionally, this finding drew from the largest set of clinically annotated cancer types yet collected (>200 pre-treatment patient tumors) across both well-studied and more poorly understood cancer types, lending great statistical power to detect associations. Finally, these results provide biomarkers, drug design, and combination treatment strategies across cancer types.

Example 3: Meta-Analysis of Genomic Predictors of Response to Immune Checkpoint Therapy in Metastatic Melanoma

Since immune checkpoint therapies only benefit a subset of patients with metastatic melanoma and the ability to predict clinical outcomes is limited, a meta-analysis of genomic predictors of outcomes to anti-PD1 blockade and anti-CTLA4 blockade in melanoma combining 220 sequenced tumors from 3 published cohorts was conducted in order to validate existing hypotheses regarding response to immune checkpoint therapies and discover new relationships with greater power.

Nonsynonymous mutational burden was significantly higher in clinical benefit (CB) vs. no clinical benefit (NCB) using all 3 response metrics, though the significance was less pronounced when using PFS alone (p<0.01 vs. p<0.0001; Wilcoxon rank sum), partially due to 3 patients with high mutational burden who experienced PR lasting <6 months, potentially representing early acquired rather than intrinsic resistance. In order to assess the impact of mutational processes contributing to overall mutational burden, a non-negative matrix factorization framework was used to infer mutational activity in tumors from 6 signatures previously seen in melanoma: aging (51), T>C substitutions (S5), UV (S7), mismatch repair (S6), alkylating agents (S11), and T>G substitutions (S17). Across all samples, the proportion of mutations in S7 or S11 was positively correlated with mutational burden (Spearman's rho=0.66), while S5 and 51 were anti-correlated (rho=−0.62). Additionally, in a multivariate logistic model, S7 and S11 activity were independent predictors of clinical benefit adjusting for mutational load (p<0.05), with the sum of S7 and S11 activity being a strong predictor (p<0.001). Of the patients with low mutational burden (<median) with CB, 79% had >1/2 of mutations in S7 or S11, compared to only 51% of NCB (p<0.01; Pearson's chi-squared). Neoantigen burden was strongly correlated with mutational burden, and did not improve ability to predict CB. In examining mutations in specific genes, >500 genes were mutated significantly more frequently in CB or NCB (p<0.05, Fisher's exact). Restricting analysis to recurrently mutated genes in cancer and correcting for patient mutational burden by permutation, nonsynonymous mutations in ACSL3 and MET and truncating alterations in ARID2 were significantly enriched in CB.

In this meta-analysis of 220 patients, harmonized clinical and whole exome analysis confirmed that mutational burden correlates with CB from anti-PD1 and anti-CTLA4 therapy, with mutational signatures and alterations in specific genes potentially providing additional predictive power.

Example 4: SU2C Cohort Study for Lung Cancer Immunotherapy

Analyse were also performed for a cohort of patients receiving lung cancer immunotherapy. For these patients with metastatic lung cancer treated with anti-PD1/PD-L1 therapies at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, whole exome sequencing was performed from the clinically annotated pre-treatment biopsies, including: 36 “pairs” of samples (pre-treatment tumor+matched germline normal tissue) and 3 “trios” of samples (LUAD-1020: 4 pre-treatment tumors (1 primary+3 metastases); LUAD-1007: 2 pre-treatment tumors; and LUAD-1011: 2 pre-treatment tumors). The baseline clinical characteristics and prior therapies is summarized in Table 6 below.

TABLE 6 Characteristic Patients (N = 39) Age (years) - Median (range) 60 (32-83) Age > 75 - No. 3 (7.7) Male sex - No. (%) 15 (38.5) Smoking status - No. (%) Current 11 (28.2) Former 17 (43.6) Never 11 (28.2) No. of prior systemic regimens - No. (%) 0 3 (7.7) 1-2 19 (48.7) 3-4 16 (41.0) 5-6 1 (2.6)

The resulting Kaplan-Meier analysis is compared for baseline clinical variables as predictors of PFS for SU2C cohort (N=39) (FIG. 13A-13D). The corresponding quality control processes are summarized in FIG. 14. As for clinical stratification, patients were divided into three groups according to their response to immunotherapy. The definition of “clinical benefit,” as for the first group of patients, includes CR or PR by RECIST or SD with PFS >12 months. The definition of “no clinical benefit” includes PD by RECIST with PFS <3 months. The definition of “stable disease” (intermediate clinical benefit) includes SD with PFS <12 months or PD with PFS >3 months. A summary of different Reponses of 39 SU2C lung cancer patients to immunotherapy is shown in FIG. 15. Their mutational burden and response to immune checkpoint therapies is also compared (FIG. 16, N=31). Another cohort previously reported by Rizvi et al. (2015), supra was similarly analyzed (FIG. 17 and FIG. 18), showing that pre-treatment tumor mutational load was a strong predictor of response to immune checkpoint therapy in anti-PD1/PD-L1-treated lung cancer (FIG. 18). The current cohort of lung cancer patients were tested for any mutations to genes commonly mutated in lung cancers. As shown in FIG. 19, NF1 alterations were more frequent in responders (3/6 clinical benefit, 3/13 stable disease, 0/12 NCB). EGFR hotspot alterations were seen more frequently in nonresponders. KRAS hotspot alterations were observed more frequently in responders (1/6 clinical benefit, 4/13 SD, 1/12 NCB). The following provides additional genetic observations: SU2C-1006: splice site mutation in MET; missense mutation in LTBP1; SU2C-1066: 3 missense mutations in LEPR; SU2C-1068: 2 missense mutations in LEPR; SU2C-1067: missense mutations in STAG2 and SRCAP and an observed EGFR hotspot was L85. Sample SU2C-1066 may be excluded since its purity=0.36. A summary of significantly mutated genes in these patients is shown in FIG. 20. Patients with hotspot mutations in EGFR uniformly did not respond to immune checkpoint therapy (FIG. 21). SAFB2 indels were likely caused by sequencing artifacts (FIG. 22).

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Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain using no more than routine experimentation, many equivalents to the specific embodiments of the present invention described herein. Such equivalents are intended to be encompassed by the following claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A method of treating a cancer in a subject likely to be responsive to an immune checkpoint therapy, wherein the immune checkpoint therapy comprises at least one antibody selected from the group consisting of anti-PD-1 antibodies, anti-CTLA-4 antibodies, and combinations thereof, the method comprising i) selecting the subject, the subject having been identified according to: a) obtaining or providing a subject sample from a patient having cancer; b) measuring the amount or activity of ARID2 in the subject sample; and c) comparing the amount or activity of ARID2 in a control sample, wherein the absence of or a significantly decreased amount or activity of ARID2 in the subject sample and/or the presence of or a significantly increased amount or activity of ARID2 having a loss of function mutation resulting from a missesnse mutation, nonsense mutation, splice site mutation, or frame shift deletion mutation in the subject sample, relative to the control sample identified the cancer as being more likely to be responsive to the immune checkpoint therapy; and ii) administering the immune checkpoint therapy to the selected subject.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the control sample is determined from a cancerous or non-cancerous sample from either the patient or a member of the same species to which the patient belongs, optionally wherein the control sample is a cancerous or non-cancerous sample from the patient obtained from an earlier point in time than the patient sample, optionally wherein the control sample is obtained before the patient has received immune checkpoint therapy and the patient sample is obtained after the patient has received immune checkpoint therapy.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the control sample comprises cells or does not comprise cells.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the control sample comprises cancer cells known to be responsive or non-responsive to the immune checkpoint therapy.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein a) the subject sample and/or the control sample has not been contacted with a renal cell cancer treatment or inhibitor of an immune checkpoint; b) the subject has not been administered a renal cell cancer treatment or inhibitor of an immune checkpoint; and/or c) the subject sample is selected from the group consisting of serum, whole blood, plasma, urine, cells, cell lines, and biopsies.
 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising recommending, prescribing, or administering at least one additional anti-cancer therapeutic agent, optionally wherein the at least one additional anti-cancer therapeutic agent is an anti-PD-1 antibody and/or an anti-CTLA4 antibody.
 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the amount of ARID2 is detected using a reagent which specifically binds with ARID2 protein, optionally wherein the reagent is selected from the group consisting of an antibody, an antibody derivative, and an antibody fragment.
 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the amount of ARID2 is assessed by detecting the presence in the sample of a transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof, optionally wherein a) the transcribed polynucleotide is an mRNA or a cDNA; b) the step of detecting further comprises amplifying the transcribed polynucleotide; and/or c) the transcribed polynucleotide is detected by identifying a nucleic acid that anneals with ARID2 nucleic acid, or a portion thereof, under stringent hybridization conditions.
 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the immune checkpoint therapy comprises an anti-PD-1 antibody or an anti-CTLA4 antibody.
 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the likelihood of the cancer in the subject to be responsive to immune checkpoint therapy is the likelihood of at least one criteria selected from the group consisting of cellular proliferation, tumor burden, m-stage, metastasis, progressive disease, clinical benefit rate, survival until mortality, pathological complete response, semi-quantitative measures of pathologic response, clinical complete remission, clinical partial remission, clinical stable disease, recurrence-free survival, metastasis free survival, disease free survival, circulating tumor cell decrease, circulating marker response, and RECIST criteria.
 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the cancer is a solid tumor.
 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of melanoma, lung cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), sarcoma, bladder cancer, and renal cell cancer, optionally wherein the cancer is melanoma and/or wherein the cancer is metastatic.
 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject is a mammal, optionally wherein the mammal is an animal model of cancer, or a human. 